Glad you chimed in. I'm aware of the same thing but you are obv way more qualified to speak on it. Listen to karamazonk and don't bury yourself in extra debt unless you are very confident you want to practice law.

Oh yeah, I didn't think OP was in the US.

I see, yeah that's quite unfortunate but still it's a good place to be in financially. Though as Tynan says, you can't bank on it being a sure thing forever. In fact you could probably bank on it definitely not being a sure thing forever.

I have a mate who is struggling financially and you can tell the anxiety of playing poker for a living while being broke/in debt is killing him.

People don't seem to realise that there's so much more to successfully playing poker professionally. You can't just grind 8 hours a day and ignore things like diet, health and fitness, social life, savings, relationships etc. If one or more areas of your life are lacking, it's going to manifest through poker somehow, whether that be in the form of burnout or **** results or losing interest etc.

Big +1. Law is such a grind too before you've even graduated. You'll be broke for the next 5 years and then working yourself to death for the next 30+.

Definitely, I didn't mean to make it sound like law school is a path to a guaranteed 6 figures, especially not out of the gate. The reason I mention it is because it's always been my family's expectation that I become a lawyer like my dad, and I'm sure if I did he would help me land a job, either at his firm or elsewhere (although I don't think I would go into the same type of law) But I saw how my dad has worked 70-80 hour weeks for years and how he mostly hates it. If I did go into law it would be as a means of helping people or effecting some kind of social change, not to grind ridiculous hours chasing 6-7 figs

listening to some depressing af music (car seat headrest), smoking a fat joint, playing a 200nl session. somehow very stress relieving

45 mins into the session, b/e so far. playing pretty well. feel like garbage though. about time for another joint

i just finished my session. i wonder if we were playing at the same table. spooky...

well I did just leave a pretty reggy 6max table. guy on my left was lag and 3betting me a bunch and the other two weren't terrible. maybe it was you? haha

mmmmm love me some cookies

iPoker - $2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 96.5 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 7.41, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 84.68 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 19.80, 3Bet Preflop: 6.98, Hands: 103)
BB: 233.93 BB (VPIP: 23.16, PFR: 23.16, 3Bet Preflop: 17.95, Hands: 96)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 8

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) T Q 5
BB checks, Hero bets 2.75 BB, BB calls 2.75 BB

Turn: (11 BB, 2 players) 6
BB checks, Hero bets 7.25 BB, BB raises to 21.5 BB, Hero calls 14.25 BB

River: (54 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero bets 73.25 BB, fold

Hero mucks 9 8 (High Card, King)

Hero wins 125.75 BB

1300 hands so far, +3.5 buyins, -3 joints. going for 2500 hands

interesting hand, would love to hear thoughts. action could've gone so many different ways. Almost hero folded river tbh but I figured I beat a tiny bit of overplayed value

iPoker - $2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 100.18 BB (VPIP: 10.42, PFR: 10.42, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 48)
BB: 128.25 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 20.63, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 63)
UTG: 96.03 BB (VPIP: 21.74, PFR: 13.04, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 23)
Hero (MP): 107.7 BB
CO: 101.63 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 11.54, 3Bet Preflop: 15.38, Hands: 26)
BTN: 187.75 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 8.00, Hands: 72)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 7

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, BTN calls 2.5 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 6 5 7
Hero bets 4.25 BB, BTN calls 4.25 BB

Turn: (15 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 9.75 BB, BTN raises to 35.5 BB, Hero calls 25.75 BB

River: (86 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, BTN bets 145.5 BB, Hero calls 65.45 BB

Hero shows 6 7 (Two Pair, Sevens and Sixes)
(Pre 64%, Flop 90%, Turn 95%)
BTN shows 6 5 (Two Pair, Sixes and Fives)
(Pre 36%, Flop 10%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 214.9 BB
BTN wins 80.05 BB

This is an interesting/not so common hand. Just out of curiosity what do you roughly think villains range is here on the turn and river? How many cx/cs do you think he has on the river?

Also nice taste with Car Seat Headrest, great band.

good q's, will answer tonight when I'm done playing.

glad you like them too. saw they were on tour a few days after they passed through my area

KK vs AA all in pre 3 times today. Checked my DB and it's an lol sample but I'm way in the red when I get it in with Kings preflop. Start calling 3bets with KK or folding to 5bets? lol

4bet folding kings new meta

+1

Also red with the KK

might have to be against some of these ubernits


i taaaaaaaank called this one. so glad i didn't find the hero fold. i probably sound like such a nit from these last two posts lmao

iPoker - $2 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (CO): 200.32 BB
BTN: 173.21 BB (VPIP: 24.14, PFR: 14.94, 3Bet Preflop: 4.65, Hands: 87)
SB: 238.08 BB (VPIP: 15.71, PFR: 12.86, 3Bet Preflop: 6.12, Hands: 140)
BB: 157.02 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 18)
UTG: 105.93 BB (VPIP: 6.06, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 33)
UTG+1: 110.87 BB (VPIP: 27.78, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
MP: 111.13 BB (VPIP: 35.48, PFR: 19.35, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 31)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 9

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 3 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9.5 BB, 3 players) K 9 Q
BB bets 4 BB, UTG calls 4 BB, Hero raises to 16.5 BB, fold, UTG raises to 102.93 BB, Hero calls 86.43 BB

Turn: (219.35 BB, 2 players) 8

River: (219.35 BB, 2 players) 2

Hero shows 9 9 (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 55%, Flop 82%, Turn 91%)
UTG shows K Q (Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
(Pre 45%, Flop 18%, Turn 9%)
Hero wins 217.35 BB



ITM in the $250 monster stack, ~8k to first. I'm Player 8 if anyone wants to watch, currently in 8/45

oh... yea, definitely not me

ok im in glglgl. last time i watched i think u got 2nd? so win this time.

btw, are you doing any tournament work? icmizer, rye, etc. or are u just winging it

thought you might be the good one

yup, 2nd last time. tyty

I wing everything lol

nah, i suck. games in US are so soft though.

and ya, same. i've been playing <$50 tournaments without studying and it's been going pretty well. scared to straight up register >$100 without doing any tournament work though.

ur chipping up nicely btw

running it up. in 1st now.

bluff from earlier
iPoker - 1,500/3,000 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 13.19 BB (VPIP: 8.33, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
UTG+1: 40.61 BB (VPIP: 30.00, PFR: 30.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 11)
Hero (MP): 41.95 BB
MP+1: 52.58 BB (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 11)
CO: 33.98 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
BTN: 6.67 BB (VPIP: 2.94, PFR: 3.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 34)
SB: 9.69 BB (VPIP: 9.09, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
BB: 20.54 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)

8 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.3 BB) Hero has 8 7

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.15 BB, MP+1 calls 2.15 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (6.6 BB, 2 players) 6 4 T
Hero checks, MP+1 bets 3 BB, Hero raises to 9.8 BB, fold

Hero mucks 8 7 (High Card, Ten)

Hero wins 19.4 BB

haha true

if you're having good results and have the bankroll I'd say go for it

tyty

bang bang

iPoker - 3,500/7,000 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 45.55 BB
BB: 8.72 BB (VPIP: 12.28, PFR: 7.55, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 57)
UTG: 31.45 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 15.38, Hands: 39)
UTG+1: 29.96 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
MP: 30.52 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
MP+1: 18.46 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
MP+2: 10.4 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 66.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
CO: 65.58 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 44.44, 3Bet Preflop: 41.67, Hands: 29)
BTN: 10.92 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 28)

9 players post ante of 0 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.4 BB) Hero has J J

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, CO raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 8.9 BB, fold, CO calls 6.9 BB

Flop: (19.7 BB, 2 players) 5 4 6
Hero bets 6.85 BB, CO raises to 40.25 BB, Hero calls 29.7 BB

Turn: (92.8 BB, 2 players) 6

River: (92.8 BB, 2 players) K

Hero shows J J (Two Pair, Jacks and Sixes)
(Pre 67%, Flop 56%, Turn 75%)
CO shows 3 A (One Pair, Sixes)
(Pre 33%, Flop 44%, Turn 25%)
Hero wins 92.8 BB
CO wins 3.7 BB

tourney is about to get SICKKKKKKKKKKK. massive chip lead heading into ft omfgg gl

WTF op??

I'm 4 tabling cash and one of my tables got closed out by Bovada's **** software. Tried to re open and it said I'm not logged in, trololol. Used the break to close out the software so I could get 4 tables going again. just barely got back before the first hand

keepin the pressure on em (every option was on the table, said **** it aggression usually pays off)

iPoker - 12,500/25,000 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 16.27 BB (VPIP: 25.93, PFR: 20.83, 3Bet Preflop: 28.57, Hands: 27)
Hero (BB): 23.35 BB
UTG: 14.64 BB (VPIP: 18.52, PFR: 11.54, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 27)
UTG+1: 32.74 BB (VPIP: 26.60, PFR: 26.97, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 95)
MP: 14.5 BB (VPIP: 7.41, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
CO: 13.47 BB (VPIP: 16.83, PFR: 12.24, 3Bet Preflop: 2.33, Hands: 101)
BTN: 19.42 BB (VPIP: 14.47, PFR: 11.84, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 76)

7 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.2 BB) Hero has J 6

fold, UTG+1 raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (5.2 BB, 2 players) 6 2 3
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets 1.6 BB, Hero calls 1.6 BB

Turn: (8.4 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks

River: (8.4 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets 4.8 BB, Hero raises to 19.65 BB, fold

Hero mucks J 6 (One Pair, Sixes)

Hero wins 32.85 BB