that graph made me wet

every day your IG story is you winning another 2-3k, leave some for the rest of us willya

What's the IG?

your guess

Really motivating to see an average reg like Ben still being so successful. Shows how important discipline in poker is. Wd.

Ohh yessssss!!!!!

nailed it.

Looks like you've been beasting the new year already. Also very late but congrats on a sick 2019, gl this year bud

That's probably the nicest thing garbage reg has ever said to anyone in his life, must've got hacked

In for 2020, going to be a great year I'm sure.

ah sup man, long time no see! you still playing?!

<3<3<3

haha there have certainly been a few negative 2-3k's recently

@benabadbeat. gimme a follow! most of my content is over there now

this

this legit made me laugh out loud. I know how much of a compliment this is coming from you, so thank you very much <3

drama

get out you

downswung most of my monthly profit but making a bit of a comeback again. cheers man, have an amazing wedding in the next few days!

100% confirmed. he's my main man nwo

cheers jake! let's see what we can do

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As i mentioned above i had a really strong start to the year and was winning about 12k. Then went all the back to up 2k (20ish bi) in a matter of 3 days. Feel like i'm playing super well, but I've got a lot of university work to do over the next 6 weeks. I want to make sure i don't neglect pio work but i kinda have to prioritise other stuff rn. Also I'm moving out of my current house on the 7th Feb and moving in with my girlfriend. We're looking for a place atm but there's a real scarcity in the market right now. and breaaaaaath....

Some hands!

vs rec. soooooo nearly folded

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $554.11 (111 bb)
MP (Hero): $714.49 (143 bb)
CO: $776.38 (155 bb)
BU: $860.38 (172 bb)
SB: $883.42 (177 bb)
BB: $507.50 (102 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is MP with 9♥ K♥
1 fold, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold, BTN 3-bets to $35, 2 players fold, Hero calls $23

Flop: ($77.50) 6♠ 6♣ 9♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($77.50) 3♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $38.74, BTN raises to $125, Hero calls $86.26

River: ($327.50) J♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $270, Hero calls $270

Total pot: $867.50 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
BU shows K♦ 8♦ (a pair of Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 33%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

MP (Hero) shows 9♥ K♥ (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 67%, Flop: 96%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

MP (Hero) wins $864.50

newp vs reg

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,022.00 (204 bb)
MP: $682.61 (137 bb)
CO (Hero): $593.95 (119 bb)
BU: $500.00 (100 bb)
SB: $518.20 (104 bb)
BB: $524.81 (105 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is CO with T♠ Q♠
2 players fold, Hero raises to $12, 2 players fold, BB 3-bets to $50, Hero calls $38

Flop: ($102.50) Q♦ 9♠ 2♣ (2 players)
BB bets $32.84, Hero calls $32.84

Turn: ($168.18) Q♣ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $66.07, BB calls $66.07

River: ($300.32) 8♥ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $445.04 (all-in), BB calls $375.90 (all-in)

Total pot: $1,052.12 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
CO (Hero) shows T♠ Q♠ (three of a kind, Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 30%, Flop: 20%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)

BB shows K♥ Q♥ (three of a kind, Queens - higher kicker)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 70%, Flop: 80%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)

BB wins $1,049.12

bzzzt vs reg

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 4 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG (Hero): $669.68 (134 bb)
BU: $680.70 (136 bb)
SB: $482.07 (96 bb)
BB: $925.71 (185 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is UTG with 4♦ 5♦
Hero raises to $12, BTN 3-bets to $45, 2 players fold, Hero calls $33

Flop: ($97.50) 5♣ 4♠ 4♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $48, Hero calls $48

Turn: ($193.50) K♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $126.72, Hero calls $126.72

River: ($446.94) 6♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $460.98 (all-in), Hero calls $449.96 (all-in)

Total pot: $1,346.86 (Rake: $1.50)

Showdown:
BU shows K♣ A♥ (two pair, Kings and Fours)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 58%, Flop: 1%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

UTG (Hero) shows 4♦ 5♦ (a full house, Fours full of Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 42%, Flop: 99%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

UTG (Hero) wins $1,345.36

unreal pingu vs reg (89) and big rec (AQ)

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 8 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $937.02 (94 bb)
UTG+1: $1,015.00 (102 bb)
MP: $1,747.41 (175 bb)
MP+1: $1,000.00 (100 bb)
CO: $2,089.90 (209 bb)
BU: $970.00 (97 bb)
SB: $1,023.20 (102 bb)
BB (Hero): $1,218.04 (122 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is BB with J♠ J♦
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $22, 3 players fold, BTN calls $22, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets to $130, UTG+1 calls $108, BTN calls $108

Flop: ($395) 9♣ T♦ 8♣ (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $117.60, BTN raises to $250, Hero raises to $1,088.04 (all-in), UTG+1 calls $767.40 (all-in), BTN calls $590 (all-in)

First Turn: ($3,005) Q♥ (3 players, 3 all-in)

First River: ($3,005) T♣ (3 players, 3 all-in)

Second Turn: ($3,005) 6♥ (3 players, 3 all-in)

Second River: ($3,005) 3♠ (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: $3,005 (Rake: $3)

First Showdown: Board: 9♣ T♦ 8♣ Q♥ T♣

BB (Hero) shows J♠ J♦ (a straight, Eight to Queen)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 43%, Flop: 37%, Turn: 87%, River: 100%)

BU shows Q♦ A♣ (two pair, Queens and Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 37%, Flop: 12%, Turn: 2%, River: 0%)

UTG+1 shows 9♠ 8♠ (two pair, Tens and Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 20%, Flop: 50%, Turn: 11%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) wins $1,501

Second Showdown: Board: 9♣ T♦ 8♣ 6♥ 3♠

BB (Hero) shows J♠ J♦ (a pair of Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 43%, Flop: 37%, Turn: 31%, River: 0%)

BU shows Q♦ A♣ (high card, Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 37%, Flop: 12%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

UTG+1 shows 9♠ 8♠ (two pair, Nines and Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 20%, Flop: 50%, Turn: 64%, River: 100%)

UTG+1 wins $1,501

problem vs reg

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 5 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $500.00 (100 bb)
CO: $565.62 (113 bb)
BU: $212.90 (43 bb)
SB: $502.50 (101 bb)
BB (Hero): $500.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BB with 4♣ 4♥
UTG raises to $11, 3 players fold, Hero calls $6

Flop: ($24.50) 4♦ A♦ K♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $6.98, Hero calls $6.98

Turn: ($38.46) 3♦ (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $27.40, Hero calls $27.40

River: ($93.26) 3♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $70, Hero raises to $454.62 (all-in), UTG calls $384.62 (all-in)

Total pot: $1,002.50 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows 4♣ 4♥ (a full house, Fours full of Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 2%, River: 0%)

UTG shows A♠ A♣ (a full house, Aces full of Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 96%, Turn: 98%, River: 100%)

UTG wins $999.50

Last weekend i was at uni and the topic was working with refugees. It was really interesting to gain an insight into the way in which refugees are portrayed in the news and media, but also how therapeutic approaches will differ, particularly with the potential for working alongside interpretaters etc. I certainly had a whole load of preset conceptions that were strongly challenged.

Tomorrow i have another weekend and the topic is eating disorders. I've heard it's another super informative one so i'm looking forward to that too.

Back to the grind Tuesday.

glgl

I did some work with refugees doing employment and interview coaching a few years ago. Their stories completely blew my mind and really gave me a reason to reassess some of my views. Also made me realise how lucky I am.

I, obviously, don't expect you to write up whole lecture, but could you elaborate on this part, at least a bit? I'm super curious about every sentence: portrayal, approach differences (how? why?), what presets were challenged, why did you have them in the first place (if it's not too personal)?

really interesting work. yeah, unbelievably lucky

Hey man. By no means am i an expert but here are a few thoughts.

With regard to portrayal in the media, depending on whether you read left or right leaning newspapers, the way in which refugees are portrayed will be starkly different. Take the Sun for example (right leaning newspaper); images of refugees are generally of brown, aggressive looking men, usually on boats. A paper such as the Guardian (centre left) will ordinarily have pictures of women or children behind fences (portraying vulnerability). These are selective examples, but depending on the media you read/images you're exposed to, they will obviously evoke feelings, reactions, and shape belief systems around certain groups of people.

Further, the language in papers, news and social media is really interesting. An example of this is the use of terms such as 'economic migrant' (someone who has migrated for work reason as oppose to escaping conflict in their home country). It has become palatable for both refugees and the general public to use economic migrant instead of the word refugee which has all sorts of connotations attached to it (namely due to media the media).

In relation to my own preset conceptions, it has been extremely easy for me to turn a blind eye to issues around migration/refugees. Perhaps that is due to my privilege as a white, british (i'm actually mixed race but can 'pass' as white) man. But also for me, I realised on the weekend that i have a really difficult time connecting to the experience of refugees. My mum is an immigrant from Mauritius and my dad is british. They were both aid workers for many years until i was born. My dad then spent a great deal of his working life in East and West Africa, particularly in areas of extreme conflict - Sierra Leone, Burundi and Rwanda. Some of the stories that my dad has told me (i was too young for him to tell me when it was actually happening) of being amongst Hutu and Tutsi tribes slaughtering one another in the street, are truly the things of nightmares.

I know this may seem like a bit of a leap and it is just an interpretation, but, if you witness these atrocities first hand, the traumatic response cannot be understated. For him to come back from such places where he was literally in life threatening situations, there is no way that i, a small child, did not unconsciously experience what he had/continued to go through when he got home. Of course he was able to take this stuff to therapy, but that wasn't really a consideration for me as a 3 year old. With that in mind, it comes as no surprise to me that i would want to avoid any such feelings and disconnect myself from the idea that people have to flee their homes, not out of choice, but because their lives depend on it.

This is pretty much the thing that i connected to over that weekend. A lot of stuff emerged for me - feelings of rage, deep sadness and curiously, shame. It's all rather unformulated still and something I'm going to continue unpacking in my own therapy.

Feel free to respond/debate/ask anything else too!

January Results

Sup! January all wrapped up and we had a winner. Feels kinda weird to have had several months of variance free grind - long may it continue! Played a good mix of 500 and 1k, zoom and regular. My study has been lower than usual but that's simple unavoidable with university work and other stuff.

Also I was due to move into my new house on the 7th feb - contracts signed, holding fee paid, references done and then the ultimate bad beat happened... So we’re arranging our bills for the new place and my job is internet. Looking for internet and everything is coming back with super slow speeds. Turns out the flats in this building have some kinda dead zone for internet. Can’t get fibre and the fastest speeds are 11mbps download and 1mbps upload.... given I’m gunna be doing Skype calls for therapy sessions and poker, last night i had to back out of the tenancy. It's totally nuts that in this day and age, in London there are still places that can't offer fastest internet services. Fortunately my holding deposit was only £415 cus i won't be getting that back.

Anyway, I'm gunna basically be homeless as of next weekend haha. Will have to put my stuff in storage and crash at my gf's place - no space for a desk or anything unfortunately.

Enough of that, results!



Stake breakdown



Will get back on the house search this weekend/week but i imagine volume is gunna be looooow.

Hope people crushed jan and gl is feb!

peace <3

Impressive monthly salaray for a homeless person!

do you do investing?
will brexit affect online poker in uk?

Sweet month mate. Just get cam to buy an apartment and move in. Simple.

Gl in feb

Lol london internet. I think i did sne in 2010 on teh good ol 2mbit line in isle of dogs.
One wouldve suspected things got naybe better

#cityofdreams

Sorry to hear about the house, hope you can find something soon.

<3

I have money invested yeah. Me and the uk crew own a student property too.

It's difficult to say man. I'm no where near clued up enough to give a well-rounded answer. What impact do you suspect brexit will have on poker?

Thanks bro! haha, not sure if i'll get that one through

it's legit ridiculous man. lmao on the 11/9 sne grind like a god

cheers jake, we found something.

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In short, we found a new house - internet was gunna be fine for the flats next door, but the actual address was unsearchable on the BT website. Call up and they're like yeah, 7mb download, 0.8mb upload. i'm like wat, you serious? So yeah, had to bail on another place looool. Fortunately we had another viewing and it was ideal. I'm moving in on friday!

Graph from my last session



vs aggro af reg

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,000.00 (100 bb)
MP: $1,022.00 (102 bb)
CO: $1,055.36 (106 bb)
BU: $1,108.20 (111 bb)
SB (Hero): $1,000.00 (100 bb)
BB: $985.00 (99 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is SB with A♦ A♠
3 players fold, BTN raises to $25, Hero 3-bets to $110, 1 fold, BTN 4-bets to $240, Hero calls $130

Flop: ($490) 9♣ 5♣ K♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $60, Hero calls $60

Turn: ($610) 4♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $210, Hero calls $210

River: ($1,030) 2♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $598.20 (all-in), Hero calls $490 (all-in)

Total pot: $2,010 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
BU shows 9♥ 9♠ (three of a kind, Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 20%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) shows A♦ A♠ (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 80%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

BU wins $2,007

This is likely extreme spew. Need to review it

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,100.00 (110 bb)
MP: $1,340.41 (134 bb)
CO: $466.85 (47 bb)
BU: $1,929.59 (193 bb)
SB (Hero): $1,105.25 (111 bb)
BB: $1,000.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is SB with Q♠ 9♠
4 players fold, Hero raises to $30, BB calls $20

Flop: ($60) 8♥ 6♠ 6♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $18.91, BB calls $18.91

Turn: ($97.82) J♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $71.12, BB raises to $227.58, Hero raises to $1,056.34 (all-in), BB calls $723.51 (all-in)

First River: ($2,000) A♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Second River: ($2,000) 7♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $2,000 (Rake: $3)

First Showdown: Board: 8♥ 6♠ 6♥ J♠ A♥

SB (Hero) shows Q♠ 9♠ (a pair of Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 67%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 25%, River: 0%)

BB shows Q♦ 6♦ (three of a kind, Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 33%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 75%, River: 100%)

BB wins $998.50

Second Showdown: Board: 8♥ 6♠ 6♥ J♠ 7♣

SB (Hero) shows Q♠ 9♠ (a pair of Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 67%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 25%, River: 0%)

BB shows Q♦ 6♦ (three of a kind, Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 33%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 75%, River: 100%)

BB wins $998.50

sick one vs mega mega rec

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG (Hero): $852.56 (171 bb)
MP: $980.84 (196 bb)
CO: $510.33 (102 bb)
BU: $1,427.27 (285 bb)
SB: $565.29 (113 bb)
BB: $546.57 (109 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is UTG with Q♥ Q♦
Hero raises to $12, 2 players fold, BTN 3-bets to $45, 2 players fold, Hero 4-bets to $125, BTN calls $80

Flop: ($257.50) Q♠ K♠ T♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $132.34, BTN raises to $335, Hero raises to $727.56 (all-in), BTN calls $392.56

Turn: ($1,712.62) 8♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($1,712.62) 2♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $1,712.62 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
UTG (Hero) shows Q♥ Q♦ (three of a kind, Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 17%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 13%, River: 0%)

BU shows K♥ K♦ (three of a kind, Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 83%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 88%, River: 100%)

BU wins $1,709.62

Completely mega turbo snapped vs rec

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $554.25 (111 bb)
MP: $321.42 (64 bb)
CO: $507.50 (102 bb)
BU (Hero): $1,771.62 (354 bb)
SB: $516.92 (103 bb)
BB: $516.42 (103 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BTN with Q♦ 9♦
1 fold, MP raises to $10, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets to $35, 2 players fold, MP calls $25

Flop: ($77.50) 6♥ T♦ 3♥ (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $29.80, MP calls $29.80

Turn: ($137.10) T♠ (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks

River: ($137.10) T♥ (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $910, MP calls $256.62 (all-in)

Total pot: $650.34 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
BU (Hero) shows Q♦ 9♦ (three of a kind, Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 52%, Flop: 33%, Turn: 27%, River: 0%)

MP shows 2♥ 2♦ (a full house, Tens full of Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 48%, Flop: 67%, Turn: 73%, River: 100%)

MP wins $647.34

Will be packing up and moving over the next few days so likely no grind.

glgl!

gg nice updates

dude we had zeebo theorem in 2008 or something

<3 thanks bro!

haha innit. love your once yearly appearance in the PGC joe haha

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Not a lot to report. I've moved into a flat with my gf and it's been pretty much a bomb site since. Slowly getting there wrt making it a home. My office is pretty much setup however we don't get internet until the 24th. Until then i'm tethering on my phone but honestly i have felt a bit too overwhelmed with the move to really crack down and grind poker. Will fire some 200nl this evening/tomorrow to ease myself back into the mix.

Hopefully people are crushing feb (flex)

glgl

A thread update to thinly brag that you have an office in your new place, gfy