Hey, just curious why you would consider dropping Iggy when you have access to relatively soft 2k games? Never played there myself but some guys are getting very high winrates in those games.

i think those 2k games are quite sketchy. There is much more room for cheating/collluding and not getting your money

Not much. Grind a few hours a day ( brain turns off as soon as I hit 1.5k hands for the day when playing 1k+). Then try just review some pots I played in that day. The studying hours is way less than what I should be doing, and way less compared to the field but I'm winning so must be doing something right.
Anon poker is not for me. Too weird of a dynamic. More regs is better.



Had a vaccine appointment 11 days ago. Turned it down as they only had sinovac on the day. It's 50/50 whether u get astra or sinovac. And then 3 days later I got hit with a sudden covid suspected virus. Been proper Ill all this month but I'm finally starting to get back to 95%+. I am tired all the time though. Luckily I didn't have any difficulty breathing. Hopefully will start grinding tomorrow. Might be super low volume month

RIP to greatest comedian of my youth. don't think anyone made me laugh as much as he did.

extremely funny guy

nothing worse than kids ****ing trying to act... sean will be missed

This is devestating news . May he RIP.

just copying:

So month is coming to end for me unfortunately. might play the odd hand here and there so wont be officially called but likely i wont play again. Volume super low. Started the month with suspected covid? had pretty bad fever with really bad headache for a few days, followed by a really bad cough for about 10days more where i barely grinded. Luckily i didnt have difficulty breathing which is something im terrified of (maybe it wasnt covid? i dno but its everywhere atm in philippines). Dont really know what to make of my month. Felt like i ran pretty bad tbh. Sorry to always moan about it but runouts on ignition are just broken. Rivers just never ending cuck me. Glad i moved off it finally. Really wish i didnt shot 5k looking back now. Just major dump in last couple days around that time even though i wasnt tilted but i feel like my months just always have these big dumps in them so maybe it is tilt without realising it. frustrating end but a win is a win i guess.

Ending month early because my gf is resigning from her job tomorrow. Shes been in a really strict work bubble so havent seen her in 8 months. So just going to chill with her for a few days and will see if theres any weekend vacation places open although thats looking a doubt due to covid restrictions but will see.







So ending this month somehow brings me to 6 months in bitb. No idea where the fk the time has gone. feels like i been here for 3 months only. Maybe im getting old now and time just blurs too much but jfc. time flies. Very happy i joined here. I had a semi-vague goal that after 12 months i would like to hit 150k$ and potentially start shotting 2knl in the last month. The fact i am around there after 6 months i could not be happier.

Have i improved? Hopefully i dont think i was too bad before i joined, i had like 11bb over 200k hands ( a ton over EV ofc) i think but my game was not structured what so ever and i had 0 understanding (dont have much understanding still but game is much more structured. i still talk like a ****** if need to discuss poker but my brain is broken when it comes to talking poker hands ). The [redact] which is the first thing everyone learns here was actually insanely valuable for me. It just instantly made sense and added a ton of structure to the game where before i was trying to copy sim outputs without having a clue why it was doing those things (game gets very messy if u dont know why).

The most important thing thats improved for me is mental game. First thing G said to me that biggest thing for me being here was confidence (maybe he says that to everyone) but he was right. If you read my pgc thread, i just hated the thought of shotting 1k again, i was tilting quite badly because i was constantly doubting myself and if what i was doing was correct (was solo before this so i had no idea). I haven't knowingly tilted since i joined so whatever happened to improve that side of mental game i could not be more thankful. I will say that im getting some of the old vibes back now im playing some 2k but i think thats only natural. I think carving out some kind of winrate at 2k will be my limit of whats achievable in poker and im cool with that. Feel everyone is so sick here and has a pretty deep understanding of theory that ill never be able to match. And i definitely have too many bias/leaks in my game.

Plans for next 6 months would be to get 100k hands in at 2knl. No 5knl (didnt enjoy losing that 1 stack very much ). Keep studying. Need to look into rivers again because my sizings compared to what others are playing doesnt match. I would like to get into learning HU towards the end but probably best to stay away from that side of poker if i struggle with theory. but the game looks fun so who knows. I want to say i need to improve volume but happy grinding > volume for volume sake. Need to work out the leak of trying to find every reason to hero hands, huge bias to focus on reasons to call and not more of a structured balance reasoning.. My wtsd is 33.4 so its a bit of a problem. Although difficult to say how much of a problem it is when my w$sd is still 54.

Anyway results: missing 15k$ from smallish amount of hands from acr/PB at 1knl and some rb from the graph. Will be about** 140k$+.** I think i could improve my 1k winrate a bit but will just put that down to running bad on ignition. But over 6bb when i was scared to shot take before whilst im battling all my tables ill take





thx for all the help in the first 6months everyone <3


errrr woops

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 4 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,066.86 (107 bb)
BU: $1,910.23 (191 bb)
SB: $1,045.14 (105 bb)
BB (Hero): $1,221.30 (122 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is BB with K♠ J♥
1 fold, BTN raises to $25, 1 fold, Hero calls $15

Flop: ($55) 3♣ T♥ 6♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $25.75, Hero calls $25.75

Turn: ($106.50) Q♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $200, Hero calls $200

River: ($506.50) Q♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1,659.48 (all-in), Hero calls $970.55 (all-in)

Total pot: $2,447.60 (Rake: $3.50)

Showdown:
BU shows J♦ 9♥ (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 27%, Flop: 15%, Turn: 16%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) shows K♠ J♥ (a pair of Queens - higher kicker)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 73%, Flop: 85%, Turn: 84%, River: 100%)

BB (Hero) wins $2,444.10




shitty

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $25/$50 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG: $5,330.60 (107 bb)
MP: $5,669.30 (113 bb)
CO: $5,000.00 (100 bb)
BU: $5,050.00 (101 bb)
SB (Hero): $5,150.00 (103 bb)
BB: $5,447.00 (109 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($75) Hero is SB with J♦ J♠
2 players fold, CO raises to $105.50, BTN 3-bets to $350, Hero 4-bets to $1,000, 2 players fold, BTN calls $650

Flop: ($2,155.50) 9♦ 2♣ 8♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $710.50, BTN calls $710.50

Turn: ($3,576.50) 7♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $3,439.50 (all-in), BTN calls $3,339.50 (all-in)

First River: ($10,255.50) Q♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Second River: ($10,255.50) 6♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $10,255.50 (Rake: $3)

First Showdown: Board: 9♦ 2♣ 8♦ 7♣ Q♠

SB (Hero) shows J♦ J♠ (a pair of Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 12%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)

BU shows A♣ A♦ (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 88%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)

BU wins $5,126.25

Second Showdown: Board: 9♦ 2♣ 8♦ 7♣ 6♣

SB (Hero) shows J♦ J♠ (a pair of Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 12%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)

BU shows A♣ A♦ (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 88%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)

BU wins $5,126.25




this hand actually annoyed me. Instantly said in my mind ott this is the most obvious JJ after double block. Very nearly checked back river but just couldnt do it. shocked pikachu what he shows up with.



PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $10/$20 - 5 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,217.21 (61 bb)
CO (Hero): $2,222.00 (111 bb)
BU: $2,429.00 (121 bb)
SB: $910.00 (46 bb)
BB: $2,075.50 (104 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($30) Hero is CO with 6♠ 5♠
1 fold, Hero raises to $48.40, 2 players fold, BB 3-bets to $175, Hero calls $126.60

Flop: ($360) J♣ 5♦ 9♠ (2 players)
BB bets $125, Hero calls $125

Turn: ($610) 5♣ (2 players)
BB bets $250, Hero raises to $603.50, BB calls $353.50

River: ($1,817) 4♠ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1,318.50 (all-in), BB calls $1,172 (all-in)

Total pot: $4,161 (Rake: $12)

Showdown:
CO (Hero) shows 6♠ 5♠ (three of a kind, Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 23%, Flop: 5%, Turn: 2%, River: 0%)

BB shows J♦ J♥ (a full house, Jacks full of Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 77%, Flop: 95%, Turn: 98%, River: 100%)

BB wins $4,149



close one:

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,035.00 (104 bb)
MP: $1,012.52 (101 bb)
CO: $1,889.65 (189 bb)
BU: $978.51 (98 bb)
SB: $2,244.50 (224 bb)
BB (Hero): $1,057.00 (106 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is BB with 4♥ 6♥
1 fold, MP raises to $25, 3 players fold, Hero 3-bets to $120, MP calls $95

Flop: ($245) 5♠ 9♥ Q♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $121, MP calls $121

Turn: ($487) A♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $195, MP calls $195

River: ($877) 4♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $621 (all-in), MP calls $576.52 (all-in)

Total pot: $2,030.04 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows 4♥ 6♥ (a pair of Fours)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 21%, Flop: 27%, Turn: 16%, River: 0%)

MP shows 9♦ 9♠ (three of a kind, Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 79%, Flop: 73%, Turn: 84%, River: 100%)

MP wins $2,027.04



i know i was usually doing my years from october - october but formatted my laptop to put win11 on it and thought i saved my db that i never. So only got hands since bitb so no year graphs in future

this is just insane !
I still remember reading your blog about you being broke and borrowing 2k from a shugga mommy it's just a crazy story and mindblowing how much you improved and moved thru stakes like it's nothing

We had a chat at the end of 2020 before you joined bitb and you said something about not adjusting to other regs, treating every reg the same and trying to play a pseudo gto against them , not trying to exploit population etc
Do you feel like even tho this was working before , now after bitb your approach is completely different?

Oh heya!
Haha that was pretty much exactly 2 years ago now. Man what a low point in my life that was. Just completely different mentally compared to now. Could not be feeling better in life tbh (apart from restrictions). Can't complain too much about covid because without it, I would probably be at 200 still.

No, that's a good point actually. I should have included that in my things to improve on in next 6 months. I think I might focus a couple of sessions on adjusting to regs now the pool is getting super small. I still mostly treat everyone the same but it seems like it's very valuable thing to learn. Especially if I ever want to learn Hu. Bitb has a very good approach of a lot of solver work but just being very aware of population data. I should incorporate it into my game more and i need to get into more of the nitty reg vs reg adjustments at 2k.

That KsJ hand, brutal

haha that KJ calldown is sick

also, why is a wtsd of 33.4 a problem? its a bit high but not ridiculous right? and especially when your w$sd is 54

Because there's hands where I'm calling double pot with Khigh. bit of a problem. In all seriousness though, it's likely I just need to shift some of the calls into raises if it's 33.4 with that high w$sd. Probably making many +EV calls, but PIO will often end up bluffing some of those. Fine margins though.

tbh with those results and winrates its very unlikely youre doing something 'wrong'
if you raised that kj you wouldnt have taken him down

missing -4k$. and includes some of the end of last month. start the month like -23k or something. not a fun 4.5k hands. just gna play 1k for a bit




somehow guy tanks for ages.

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $10/$20 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG: $2,018.00 (101 bb)
MP: $2,075.00 (104 bb)
CO: $2,357.00 (118 bb)
BU: $2,135.53 (107 bb)
SB: $2,604.10 (130 bb)
BB (Hero): $2,000.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($30) Hero is BB with J♣ 8♠
4 players fold, SB raises to $60, Hero 3-bets to $180, SB calls $120

Flop: ($360) 2♦ 7♥ 2♠ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $117.48, SB calls $117.48

Turn: ($594.96) 6♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $423.22, SB calls $423.22

River: ($1,441.40) 3♣ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1,279.30 (all-in), SB calls $1,279.30

Total pot: $4,000 (Rake: $16)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows J♣ 8♠ (a pair of Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 33%, Flop: 14%, Turn: 7%, River: 0%)

SB shows 8♣ 8♦ (two pair, Eights and Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 67%, Flop: 86%, Turn: 93%, River: 100%)

SB wins $3,984

i think i run the worse in 'accidently play a hu hand and get stacked before we can play equal btns'. obv sizings probably wrong dont know this game

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $10/$20 - 2 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

SB: $2,000.00 (100 bb)
BB (Hero): $2,000.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($30) Hero is BB with 5♠ 4♠
SB raises to $50, Hero 3-bets to $220, SB calls $170

Flop: ($440) 3♥ K♠ Q♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $219.50, SB calls $219.50

Turn: ($879) 2♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, SB checks

River: ($879) 8♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $658.50, SB raises to $1,560.50 (all-in), Hero calls $902 (all-in)

Total pot: $4,000 (Rake: $4)

Showdown:
SB shows A♠ 9♠ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 64%, Flop: 80%, Turn: 73%, River: 100%)

BB (Hero) shows 5♠ 4♠ (a flush, King high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 36%, Flop: 20%, Turn: 27%, River: 0%)

SB wins $3,996



PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 2 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

SB (Hero): $1,226.73 (123 bb)
BB: $1,000.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is SB with Q♥ 7♥
Hero raises to $24.20, BB 3-bets to $110.14, Hero calls $85.94

Flop: ($220.28) 6♦ 4♣ Q♣ (2 players)
BB bets $72.36, Hero calls $72.36

Turn: ($365) T♥ (2 players)
BB bets $182, Hero calls $182

River: ($729) 3♦ (2 players)
BB bets $635.50 (all-in), Hero calls $635.50

Total pot: $2,000 (Rake: $1)

Showdown:
BB shows A♣ A♦ (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 83%, Flop: 79%, Turn: 89%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) shows Q♥ 7♥ (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 17%, Flop: 21%, Turn: 11%, River: 0%)

BB wins $1,999



classic site runout

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $10/$20 - 5 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,970.00 (99 bb)
CO: $1,994.35 (100 bb)
BU: $4,313.82 (216 bb)
SB: $1,920.00 (96 bb)
BB (Hero): $4,601.43 (230 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($30) Hero is BB with A♠ Q♦
3 players fold, SB raises to $60, Hero 3-bets to $180, SB calls $120

Flop: ($360) 8♣ 3♥ Q♠ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $117.81, SB calls $117.81

Turn: ($595.62) 2♦ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $434.47, SB calls $434.47

River: ($1,464.56) 5♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1,461.56, SB calls $1,187.72 (all-in)

Total pot: $3,840 (Rake: $12)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows A♠ Q♦ (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 48%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

SB shows 2♠ 2♥ (three of a kind, Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 52%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

SB wins $3,828




PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 4 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG: $400.00 (40 bb)
BU: $1,427.40 (143 bb)
SB: $1,602.80 (160 bb)
BB (Hero): $1,010.00 (101 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is BB with 9♠ 9♦
2 players fold, SB raises to $30, Hero 3-bets to $90, SB calls $60

Flop: ($180) 3♣ 8♠ 7♣ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $58.90, SB calls $58.90

Turn: ($297.80) 7♦ (2 players)
SB bets $213.34, Hero raises to $861.10 (all-in), SB calls $647.76

First River: ($2,020) 2♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Second River: ($2,020) 5♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $2,020 (Rake: $1.50)

First Showdown: Board: 3♣ 8♠ 7♣ 7♦ 2♥

BB (Hero) shows 9♠ 9♦ (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 80%, Flop: 81%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

SB shows 7♥ 6♥ (three of a kind, Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 20%, Flop: 19%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

SB wins $1,009.25

Second Showdown: Board: 3♣ 8♠ 7♣ 7♦ 5♦

BB (Hero) shows 9♠ 9♦ (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 80%, Flop: 81%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

SB shows 7♥ 6♥ (three of a kind, Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 20%, Flop: 19%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

SB wins $1,009.25


shitsite turn special.

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG (Hero): $1,086.80 (109 bb)
MP: $1,883.38 (188 bb)
CO: $2,819.58 (282 bb)
BU: $1,813.83 (181 bb)
SB: $1,057.06 (106 bb)
BB: $1,000.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is UTG with J♠ J♥
Hero raises to $24.20, MP calls $24.20, 1 fold, BTN calls $24.20, 2 players fold

Flop: ($87.60) 9♦ J♣ 7♦ (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $60, BTN calls $60, Hero raises to $241.80, MP calls $181.80, BU folds

Turn: ($631.20) Q♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $627.20, MP raises to $1,617.38 (all-in), Hero calls $193.60 (all-in)

River: ($2,272.80) 2♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $2,272.80 (Rake: $12)

Showdown:
MP shows K♥ T♥ (a straight, Nine to King)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 32%, Flop: 25%, Turn: 77%, River: 100%)

UTG (Hero) shows J♠ J♥ (three of a kind, Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 68%, Flop: 75%, Turn: 23%, River: 0%)

MP wins $2,260.80

rip. gl on the regrind. it's coming

Really sorry to see man. Stay strong, with ur winrate its gonna turn around very soon

Stay patient - you got this!

hopefully


have anything up to 15k$ stars (cant convert to gbp, pokerstars $ only), want crypto or uk bank

Pretty normal swings for 2k man but still sucks ass hey
Get the volume and grind through
Glgl

Looking for help for gg. Viewing one table makes my laptop gpu spike to 60/70%. it becomes a nightmare if im trying to play more than one table. even more of a nightmare when trying to mix sites.

i got dell xps 15 9570. installed all the latest drivers. turned off animations in settings(even though theres like 0). any suggestions?

reduce the amount of pixels on your monitor via the GPU control panel. fwiw my laptop lags a ton w/ GG and there's not much I can do

I got the same problem on GG,only thing that worked for me to stop the lag is to reduce the table size .

formatted laptop, changed resoluation back to 1080 and lowest size tables. still unplayable.

ive been wanting to buy a new laptop for awhile so may aswell just buy a desktop. I have no idea what im looking at or whats needed to run multiple poker sites with gg. I dont play games and i rent a server to run sims.

can someone please help me out giving me midtier range and highend range for what i need to buy? will need a few suggestions as i doubt everything is available here in philippines. i am a total newbie with this stuff.

could possibly use this website
https://dynaquestpc.com/collections/components

wheres glanza_mike when you need him

Might be a GPU usage issue.

Try switching:

https://www.howtogeek.com/351522/how...on-windows-10/

was -26k but got out the hole on all the sites.



then got a bit destroyed on gg.





first day back on the grind and down 7k already with losing another 5k on gg. Just forever get stacked there. Load tables and just get instantly stacked. wish i never bothered playing. made me lose a bit motivation already tbh and probably wont be playing 2k again unless quickly turns around im a bit ****