Prob a good fold against me. I xr 44 otf and probably don’t bluff this spot unless I’m on tilt.

It is ignition. Wouldn’t surprise me. Do you even correctly fold a boat if you don’t post it on the internet? What’s the fb group?

I don't always have it when I xr a river overbet. Also can't confirm or deny if I was tilting this hand. Not a huge fan in hindsight.

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG (UTG): $136.59 (68 bb)
Hero (MP): $602.98 (301 bb)
UTGplus2 (CO): $392.33 (196 bb)
Dealer (BU): $218.11 (109 bb)
Small Blind (SB): $297.67 (149 bb)
Big Blind (BB): $204.68 (102 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero (Hero) is MP with K♦ J♣
1 fold, Hero (MP) raises to $5, 1 fold, Dealer (BU) calls $5, 2 players fold

Flop: ($13) 6♠ J♦ T♦ (2 players)
Hero (MP) checks, Dealer (BU) checks

Turn: ($13) A♠ (2 players)
Hero (MP) checks, Dealer (BU) checks

River: ($13) 8♦ (2 players)
Hero (MP) checks, Dealer (BU) bets $16.54, Hero (MP) raises to $129, Dealer (BU) folds

Total pot: $46.08 (Rake: $2.30)
Hero (MP) wins $43.78

Seat 4: Dealer (button) mucked [8♣ 8♥]

Not the best river

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 6 players
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UTG (UTG): $292.25 (146 bb)
UTGplus1 (MP): $70.75 (35 bb)
UTGplus2 (CO): $510.76 (255 bb)
Hero (BU): $198.25 (99 bb)
Small Blind (SB): $98.00 (49 bb)
Big Blind (BB): $206.94 (103 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero (Hero) is BTN with Q♦ A♦
3 players fold, Hero (BU) raises to $6, 1 fold, Big Blind (BB) 3-bets to $24, Hero (BU) calls $18

Flop: ($49) 7♦ 2♦ K♣ (2 players)
Big Blind (BB) bets $15.38, Hero (BU) calls $15.38

Turn: ($79.76) K♦ (2 players)
Big Blind (BB) bets $39.88, Hero (BU) calls $39.88

River: ($159.52) 2♠ (2 players)
Big Blind (BB) bets $127.68 (all-in), .........

Another annoying one

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 6 players
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Hero (UTG): $233.00 (117 bb)
UTGplus1 (MP): $85.80 (43 bb)
UTGplus2 (CO): $224.40 (112 bb)
Dealer (BU): $110.40 (55 bb)
Small Blind (SB): $200.00 (100 bb)
Big Blind (BB): $100.00 (50 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero (Hero) is UTG with K♦ A♠
Hero (UTG) raises to $5, 1 fold, UTGplus2 (CO) 3-bets to $16, 3 players fold, Hero (UTG) calls $11

Flop: ($35) 5♣ 7♣ K♣ (2 players)
Hero (UTG) checks, UTGplus2 (CO) bets $8.31, Hero (UTG) calls $8.31

Turn: ($51.62) 5♦ (2 players)
Hero (UTG) checks, UTGplus2 (CO) bets $29.42, Hero (UTG) calls $29.42

River: ($110.46) 9♦ (2 players)
Hero (UTG) checks, UTGplus2 (CO) bets $170.67 (all-in), Hero.............

Calls

For both? Also interested in why

February





Didn't track punts this month because idk productive it is. I do think overall quality of play improved from January.

Studied: 13 hours

Favorites

1) Either I got it or I don't

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

Hero (UTG): $224.90 (112 bb)
UTGplus1 (MP): $298.30 (149 bb)
UTGplus2 (CO): $177.00 (89 bb)
Dealer (BU): $206.20 (103 bb)
Small Blind (SB): $431.05 (216 bb)
Big Blind (BB): $176.00 (88 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero (Hero) is UTG with J♠ T♠
Hero (UTG) raises to $5, 3 players fold, Small Blind (SB) 3-bets to $17, 1 fold, Hero (UTG) calls $12

Flop: ($36) 9♠ 9♦ Q♣ (2 players)
Small Blind (SB) bets $18, Hero (UTG) calls $18

Turn: ($72) 4♥ (2 players)
Small Blind (SB) bets $36, Hero (UTG) calls $36

River: ($144) Q♠ (2 players)
Small Blind (SB) checks, Hero (UTG) bets $153.90 (all-in), Small Blind (SB) folds

Total pot: $144 (Rake: $4)
Hero (UTG) wins $140

Seat 1: Small Blind (small blind) mucked [K♣ K♦]

2) Leveraging stack depth

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

Hero (UTG): $537.31 (269 bb)
UTGplus1 (MP): $510.93 (255 bb)
UTGplus2 (CO): $393.46 (197 bb)
Dealer (BU): $195.00 (98 bb)
Small Blind (SB): $60.50 (30 bb)
Big Blind (BB): $209.58 (105 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero (Hero) is UTG with J♠ Q♠
Hero (UTG) raises to $5, UTGplus1 (MP) 3-bets to $16, 4 players fold, Hero (UTG) calls $11

Flop: ($35) 8♣ A♥ 9♥ (2 players)
Hero (UTG) checks, UTGplus1 (MP) bets $11, Hero (UTG) raises to $44, UTGplus1 (MP) calls $33

Turn: ($123) 7♦ (2 players)
Hero (UTG) bets $165, UTGplus1 (MP) folds

Total pot: $123 (Rake: $4)
Hero (UTG) wins $119

Seat 5: UTGplus1 mucked [A♣ K♣]

Least Favorite

3) They never bluff here....or do they?

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG (UTG): $213.90 (107 bb)
UTGplus1 (MP): $733.97 (367 bb)
UTGplus2 (CO): $1,067.96 (534 bb)
Dealer (BU): $763.62 (382 bb)
Small Blind (SB): $309.32 (155 bb)
Hero (BB): $382.15 (191 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero (Hero) is BB with 9♦ K♥
3 players fold, Dealer (BU) raises to $4, Small Blind (SB) calls $3, Hero (BB) calls $2

Flop: ($12) 5♥ 5♦ 3♥ (3 players)
Small Blind (SB) checks, Hero (BB) checks, Dealer (BU) bets $8, Small Blind (SB) folds, Hero (BB) raises to $26, Dealer (BU) calls $18

Turn: ($64) J♥ (2 players)
Hero (BB) bets $57, Dealer (BU) calls $57

River: ($178) A♥ (2 players)
Hero (BB) bets $137, Dealer (BU) raises to $676.62 (all-in), Hero (BB) folds

Total pot: $452 (Rake: $4)
Dealer (BU) wins $448

Dealer: shows [J♠ 6♣]

Pumped to mix it up with 500z in March

Had to do a double take on that last one. What a weird hand.

Awesome results and great play! Gl at 500, I didnt even know it ran.

Results for both hands please. ty gl

Very weird. On the flop he probably said to himself I'm gonna outplay this guy this hand, which is exactly what he did.

Thanks. Yeah it runs at peak times and usually shorter than 6 handed. Curious what you're playing these days. Still on the asian apps?

No prob. Opinions always welcome

Hero (BU) folds

Total pot: $159.52 (Rake: $4)
Big Blind (BB) wins $155.52

Seat 2: Big Blind (big blind) showed [A♠ K♠ ] and won ($155.52)


Hero (UTG) folds

Total pot: $110.46 (Rake: $4)
UTGplus2 (CO) wins $106.46

Seat 4: UTGplus2 showed [9♠ 9♥] and won ($106.46)

haha i knew they were both good folds.Nice job.

March





Study hours- 13

Been thinking about and planning this for a while and I think the time is now. I plan on quiting my job and playing poker full time, probably sometime this month. It's a tough decision but at the same time it's not. I feel like I need to give it a shot. Once I actually do it I'll update the yearly/monthly volume goals.

Lowlights

Too many butchered hands to choose from...

1) Paying full price for the preflop misclick

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG (UTG): $502.00 (100 bb)
UTGplus1 (MP): $539.50 (108 bb)
UTGplus2 (CO): $215.88 (43 bb)
Dealer (BU): $612.13 (122 bb)
Hero (SB): $631.00 (126 bb)
Big Blind (BB): $1,033.50 (207 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero (Hero) is SB with 7♠ T♦
UTG (UTG) raises to $15, 3 players fold, Hero (SB) 3-bets to $25, 1 fold, UTG (UTG) calls $10

Flop: ($55) 8♠ 9♣ 5♠ (2 players)
Hero (SB) bets $17.50, UTG (UTG) calls $17.50

Turn: ($90) 5♥ (2 players)
Hero (SB) bets $115, UTG (UTG) calls $115

River: ($320) K♦ (2 players)
Hero (SB) bets $473.50 (all-in), UTG (UTG) calls $344.50 (all-in)

Total pot: $1,009 (Rake: $4)

Showdown:
Hero (SB) shows 7♠ T♦ (a pair of Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 14%, Flop: 27%, Turn: 9%, River: 0%)

UTG (UTG) shows J♦ J♣ (two pair, Jacks and Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 86%, Flop: 73%, Turn: 91%, River: 100%)

UTG (UTG) wins $1,005


Highlights


2) Mutumbo finger wave at showdown

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 3 players
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Dealer (BU): $502.50 (101 bb)
Small Blind (SB): $225.00 (45 bb)
Hero (BB): $1,424.78 (285 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero (Hero) is BB with A♠ J♦
Dealer (BU) calls $5, 1 fold, Hero (BB) raises to $35, Dealer (BU) calls $30

Flop: ($72.50) 3♠ 7♠ 3♥ (2 players)
Hero (BB) bets $20, Dealer (BU) raises to $60, Hero (BB) calls $40

Turn: ($192.50) Q♣ (2 players)
Hero (BB) checks, Dealer (BU) bets $192.50, Hero (BB) calls $192.50

River: ($577.50) 5♠ (2 players)
Hero (BB) checks, Dealer (BU) bets $215 (all-in), Hero (BB) calls $215

Total pot: $1,007.50 (Rake: $2)

Showdown:
Dealer (BU) shows A♣ T♦ (a pair of Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 27%, Flop: 22%, Turn: 23%, River: 0%)

Hero (BB) shows A♠ J♦ (a pair of Threes - higher kicker)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 73%, Flop: 78%, Turn: 77%, River: 100%)

Hero (BB) wins $1,005.50


3) I said top top, meaning top pair top kicker. You told me we were chop chop, I wouldn't have bet

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 5 players
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UTG (UTG): $1,602.66 (321 bb)
Hero (CO): $827.50 (166 bb)
Dealer (BU): $492.00 (98 bb)
Small Blind (SB): $909.10 (182 bb)
Big Blind (BB): $505.00 (101 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero (Hero) is CO with Q♦ A♣
1 fold, Hero (CO) raises to $12.50, 1 fold, Small Blind (SB) 3-bets to $55, 1 fold, Hero (CO) calls $42.50

Flop: ($115) 3♣ 4♠ Q♥ (2 players)
Small Blind (SB) bets $35, Hero (CO) raises to $110, Small Blind (SB) calls $75

Turn: ($335) T♦ (2 players)
Small Blind (SB) checks, Hero (CO) bets $215, Small Blind (SB) calls $215

River: ($765) 4♥ (2 players)
Small Blind (SB) checks, Hero (CO) bets $447.50 (all-in), Small Blind (SB) calls $447.50

Total pot: $1,660 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
Hero (CO) shows Q♦ A♣ (two pair, Queens and Fours)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 69%, Flop: 93%, Turn: 91%, River: 100%)

Small Blind (SB) mucks J♥ A♥ (a pair of Fours)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 31%, Flop: 7%, Turn: 9%, River: 0%)

Hero (CO) wins $1,657


4) Gulp

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 4 players
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UTG (UTG): $500.00 (100 bb)
Dealer (BU): $1,585.16 (317 bb)
Hero (SB): $1,540.28 (308 bb)
Big Blind (BB): $2,189.13 (438 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero (Hero) is SB with K♥ A♥
1 fold, Dealer (BU) raises to $12.50, Hero (SB) 3-bets to $65, 1 fold, Dealer (BU) 4-bets to $185, Hero (SB) calls $120

Flop: ($375) 6♦ Q♥ 6♥ (2 players)
Hero (SB) checks, Dealer (BU) bets $122.50, Hero (SB) calls $122.50

Turn: ($620) Q♣ (2 players)
Hero (SB) checks, Dealer (BU) checks

River: ($620) 6♠ (2 players)
Hero (SB) bets $1,232.78 (all-in), Dealer (BU) folds

Total pot: $620 (Rake: $3)
Hero (SB) wins $617

Seat 2: Dealer (button) mucked [K♦ T♣]

Oops missed this. I quit them at least 6 months ago, not worth the hassle. Moving away from poker full time, but will likely still be playing some on .coms




Sick results, good luck going full time.

Do you think you’ll be able to significantly increase volume by going pro, or are you just that sick of the life grind? (Other other reasons?)

Your study hours, is that mostly dedicated to actual training vids or more so just your actual hand histories / pio?

As bgp said, very impressive results, and good luck.

Makes sense. I've been thinking about getting into apps but wonder if it's worth the downsides.

Tyty



The main reason is because the pull I feel to play poker full time is very strong. I think I'll be able to get 80k hands/month minimum if you consider that a significant increase but my decision isn't just based on a pure $ perspective. I remember the long back and forth conversion you had in brokenstar's thread a while back and I agree with a lot of the points you made. I wouldn't argue against keeping poker part time as the highest long term $EV move.

My fears about doing it are a mile long but the regret of not giving it a shot when I know in my gut it's what I really want to do is even greater. Like you said, the resume gap is a big thing I worry about if I want to re-enter the work force. I plan on doing some coaching down the road so if I need to I can play it off more like I had a coaching business rather than "full time degenerate gambler". I worry about feeling isolated grinding away by myself during the day. I plan on renting a desk in a co working space so i'll be forced to get out of the house and into an environment where people are being productive. The list goes on and on.

I do watch a lot of vids but yeah I consider that more passive and don't count it towards actual study hours. Ty for the good luck

Good luck man.

Working a regular job sucks if you are good enough to make a living via poker then the decision is easy.


NO ALARM CLOCK IS THE GREATEST THING IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD

Heh, dont worry I'm not going to go on my usual rants.

I know from chat you have a good head on your shoulders and unlike most (all?) have a realistic perspective of the life grind side of things.

And yea, when I went pro I immediately created an S-corp so that I could have that on my resume.

If you ever do decide on coaching down the road put me at the top of your list.

GL with the transition!

I would definitely move forward with this. I'm part of a co-working space and it's great.

Good luck! Not a move I would recommend to people with the current state of online poker but I'm sure you've thought it through. Long as you have a back up plan and have thought through all the variables nothing wrong with chasing what you think will make you happiest. Life is too short to be miserable.

Appreciate that DK

Lmao. Love the aggro posting style

Ha yeah I know you took some flack for those rants but I got something out of them even if I didn't agree 100%.

Will do. Overthinking things and rock paper scissors will be discussed at length in our first lesson

That's good to know. Thanks Bob

Was hoping for a grizzled vet to chime in. Didn't I just read recently you said something about going full time as the best decision you ever made? The life is too short thing is basically what has been repeating in my head for months. Ty

glgl in the new business venture and...

*borat voice*

very nice results!

Good luck

Also big +1 to co-working. It's great to get out of the house and away from the s/o

Thanks guys. Yeah I think co working and creating some type of structure/schedule will be huge for mental health and productivity.