Ok everyone this will be my PG&C thread, and every other one, I'm going to be ashamed I fail miserably. Most due to every ones favorite subject...... The Mental Game!!!
A little bit about me... I am a self proclaimed recreational USA poker player with big plans and dreams. I work full time doing landscape construction , have 3 kids that I had way too young, and a loving significant other ( there mother) that supports me with all my dreams. I started playing poker a while ago when I was doing time in jail. It was a way that I learned to "eat" when I was doing time for stupid things because I couldn't make the right decision on how to make a living....nothing super bad.... this insanity lasted most of my adult life.
Back to poker.... I started playing serious last winter.... and when a say serious I mean serious fish.... I didn't know what bankroll management even was... After going busto a few times I started to do some research and look into the game, bought a couple books I couldn't even understand. And continued to lose money.
A few months ago I went to DC and got there free 7 day trial
and went to town... I have been studying there close to 7 hours a day 5 days a week. A serious study routine after working doing construction full time. My family thought I was crazy, I was doing more homework then all me kids put together... and there in middle school JR High and are on the honor roll
Number 1 goal: focus on Mental game
A. I bought a copy of MGOP and also I am really into a dc coach ... a little plug for him---> " Eightfold Path to Poker Enlightment" these guys are awesome and I suggest any serious poker player to check it out! Everyone's all about Jaren Tendler and I plan to read his book but like I said this guy Tommy Deangleo (sp) is a beast.
B. basically all my mental game needs improvement I'm going to leave it at that

goal 2:
Become master at hand reading ----> not much to say thee

well... that's about it I'm going to be posting hands, goals, graph, and everything else I'm just super beat and I allready played 1k hands up dates to come!!!! gl everyone!!!

3rd

Did two sessio the first wasnt so hot made a couple really spewy calls, but it set up a good 3 bet spot where i hit a set over AA and scraped a 300 bb pot.... My second session was horrific ran real good, up 2 bi than i ended up calling off 2 hands where i probaly should of folded... And up blowing 4 bi's.

Didnt go over this earlier but bank roll ::
Start 600$40 bi for 10nl and 8 bi's for shots at 25nl when plpdlop is over 40% or a can get good postion on lags etc..... Im going to try to split up my poker time into thirds, focussing in on 1/3 strategic study , 1/3 mental game study 1/3 play.

Youre doing it wrong man...

Any tips??

Keep updating with graphs and hand histories and I'll be a better help rather than saying anything ambiguous right now, GL

thank you very much I appreciate all the help I can get

The first week end is in the books....Put in some good volume but I feel like I had to knock off some rust .... so I'm not happy to admit I didn't play that great
mental game: D-
A. I was a having a little bit of a tough time at 25nl ..... basically making fishy mistakes that I know are mistakes. Balagua Whale said something along the lines of " Teaching someone to stop making bad mistakes is like helping some one with a drug addiction" lol.... well im gonna keep at it...

Goals for the week

Play 1 session of Poker a day (keep sessions short and sweet 750-1000) M-TH
Run review hands thru forum and my EV tables I created on EXCEL
Watch 1 video a day after work w/ notes
listen to " 8fold path to Poker Enlightenment" this is something to listen too at work...
read every night
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if anyone wants to comment on any of theses hands we will use table 1 hand x-x or table 2 hand x-x
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I did want to add this too.... Before I know every one harps on me I was playing out of my roll.....and when I made the switch I deposit $200 more dollar to my BR w? a reload bonus as well and I will be adding another 2oo$ in a few more days so I can take advantage of all bonuses ...
Total Br $725

I need to start thinking about 4 betting this villian with a looser range 21/17/6.0 fold to 4 bet 50%

Had A reall good session today......I actually completed all my goals for the day and had a good session....
Mental game: Had a awesome day for the MD ran into a few coolers and was able to keep calm and emotionless...... was up almost 3 BI's but droped back down to 1 .....we will take ithttps://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/63...90/840/zsk.png


This is a hand I dont think I would of been able to let go
Villain is a lag 33/22/9 I put him on a weak range and slow played a bit, probaly a bad mistake but there something like 49 combos that smash me and when I was constructing my plan for the hand I said to myself that villain will probaly double barrel if he hits the turn

This hands I was in the process of shut down table and playing till the next BB when I got this
odvissally villain has a 3 or 7 right???

JTdd, don't overbet the pot, worst time to overbet.
KK, preflop bit big unless u had some reads.
88 bigger on the flop.
66 raise the turn.
AK, don't raise the flop

+1

Lol thanks buddy

ok here we go..... the mental game isnt doing to good ( trying to figure it out.... it feels like I am just punting away bi's for the sake of it..... I had to jump back down from dabbling in 50nl to playing 10nl

weeks graphhttp://rs1287.pbsrc.com/albums/a633/...2bf7c.jpg~c100

totals:http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6620c372.jpg

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Plan to over come this:
I feel I need to start working with someone else..... either a stake or coaching, I would lean toward staking, because my roll is really unhealthy. I also feel that the group structure of a stake would be beneficial to my game. Also separating myself from the $$ would be a big difference, just until I get back on my feet.
Until I figure this out I will be playing 10nl!!!
gl every one !!

I don't know how you expect to pitch a stake with those graphs man. From your graphs it doesn't look like you're sticking to 5 and 10 nl only, maybe you should stop playing cash games and move onto sit and gos until you crush those

5nl w close to a 750$ br???