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Hi guys, sorry i no update for a while. had internet issues, password issues etc. and not have much opportunity to update. just got a mobile phone which i can use to put my wifi into my computer. im currently taking shot at 5nlz with $110, will be dropping down if gets <$80. will post graph of shot after 20k hands or dropdown. sorry bad english im very tired and cant be bothered .

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04-09-2017 , 03:47 AM

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Knowl3dge

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

5nlz shot:

I'm moving down to grind 2nlz again for a while, BR~$100 plus ~1k starscoin.

2nlz for challenge so far:

I deposited a tiny bit extra before taking shot at 5nlz, is where extra money comes from.
Obv. sad that i ran below aiev @5nl but i guess that's what happens when you take small BI shots

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04-09-2017 , 05:45 AM

#28

ElPacer

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Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 48

Hey man im also a fellow Kiwi haha, and also started a challenge/blog..
Keep up the work!

couple of questions...
-how many tables are you playing a session
-what type of volume are to targeting for each session..
-if you start to have a loosing session do you have plans to up n leave or just keep grinding it out?

subbing for sure!

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04-09-2017 , 05:56 AM

#29

Knowl3dge

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

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Originally Posted by ElPacer

i play 2 tables atm. was playing 4 tables for most of my sessions so far but I found it too hard to think through all my decisions properly.

each session i try to put in about 1 hour which is ~420 hands for 2 tables. Often have a few sessions a day.

I try not to let short term results determine how long my sessions are. However if I drop like 5BI from session peek I'll usually take a break.

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04-09-2017 , 06:04 AM

#30

ElPacer

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Originally Posted by Knowl3dge

There is alot of great info throughout this forum for "moving up through uNL"

find some hand charts, print them off and look at them when needed to while playing just a couple of table, after awhile you will sorta know what hands to play pre flop, then start learning flop plays n so forth! helped me alot but then again im back to the same stakes as you right now

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04-10-2017 , 01:40 AM

#31

sspider

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Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 37

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Originally Posted by Knowl3dge

5nlz shot:
I deposited a tiny bit extra before taking shot at 5nlz, is where extra money comes from.

Don't wanna be a black cloud, but thanks for showing us how it's done lol

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04-10-2017 , 02:02 AM

#32

Knowl3dge

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

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Originally Posted by sspider

Don't wanna be a black cloud, but thanks for showing us how it's done lol

lol? winrate so far ~8bb/100. this isn't really a bankroll challenge mate

goal is just to be winning at mid stakes asap. if you have the money and the skill to play 5nl it seems silly to play 2nl...

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04-10-2017 , 02:15 AM

#33

sspider

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Originally Posted by Knowl3dge

lol? winrate so far ~8bb/100. this isn't really a bankroll challenge mate

goal is just to be winning at mid stakes asap. if you have the money and the skill to play 5nl it seems silly to play 2nl...

Yep, specially the fact that rake is killing you at them small stakes. You're probably better off depositing about $300 and start grinding 10z.

Btw, you made me wanna continue my PCG, so let's see who gets to 200z quicker

GLGLGLGL

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04-10-2017 , 02:27 AM

#34

Knowl3dge

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Originally Posted by sspider

GLGLGLGL

rake is actually higher at 10nlz than 2nlz tbf. I should just depo 10k and jump right into 200z

ya gl bro, ill check out your challenge

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04-17-2017 , 11:54 PM

#35

Knowl3dge

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ok im going to pump out 3k hands @5nlz today, will post graph after

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04-19-2017 , 06:07 AM

#36

Knowl3dge

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Originally Posted by Knowl3dge

ok im going to pump out 3k hands @5nlz today, will post graph after

i hit my stop loss so that didn't happen unfortunately

but right now I'm running pretty deep in a tournament. Few hundred up top so wish me luck

edit: made FT, vamo. &Can someone teach me icm real quick

Last edited by Knowl3dge; 04-19-2017 at 06:26 AM.

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04-19-2017 , 07:15 AM

#37

Knowl3dge

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cashed for $200 from $2.20 buy in.

got it in with 80% OTT but he drew out on me, busting me in third place

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04-19-2017 , 08:33 AM

#38

flawz01

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Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 356

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Originally Posted by Knowl3dge

cashed for $200 from $2.20 buy in.

got it in with 80% OTT but he drew out on me, busting me in third place

Nice one mate!

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

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04-19-2017 , 09:40 AM

#39

Knowl3dge

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

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Originally Posted by flawz01

Nice one mate!

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Thanks dude. Now that I'm properly rolled (kind of) for 5nlz I think my short term goals are similar to what you said in your thread:

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Goals for the coming weeks are to keep up with the studying, to stick to 2 tables (however much my trigger finger's itching) and to not tilt

I've been playing 4 tables for all of my 5nlz shots which I think is pretty stupid for me esp. when my thought process is still so unformed. 2 tables + less tilt + more study is the plan now.

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04-21-2017 , 10:57 PM

#40

Knowl3dge

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

currently HU for 2-7 tournament

3-1 chiplead

took it down, $24 profit

)

Last edited by Knowl3dge; 04-21-2017 at 11:11 PM.

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04-22-2017 , 12:08 AM

#41

Knowl3dge

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

what the ****, im placing top 5% of every tournament I play. Currently chip lead in the $2.2 6-max hyper turbo

ima stop spamming now but this must be top 0.1% rungood

took bad beat wehn i had 90%+equity, 4/13 now... also, still waiting for someone to teach me icm

1/8 now

Last edited by Knowl3dge; 04-22-2017 at 12:34 AM.

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04-22-2017 , 12:47 AM

#42

Knowl3dge

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

I said no more spam but I took it down for $230 so

)))) just have to share

bankroll now ~$550 from total of ~$70 deposits

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04-22-2017 , 07:30 AM

#43

Knowl3dge

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

Since my recent posts have been spam I'm going to do a more proper update.

First up, since the beginning of the challenge, tournament and sit&go graph (NLHE):

this is missing omaha and mixed game tournaments which I ran really well in.

and NLHE MTT BB graph:

also NLHE STT BB graph:

(seriously **** satellites and any STT hyper-turbo...)

My plan now

New goals:

play 30k hands at 5nlz
playing 2 tables always
go over hands
don't spam my PGC until played at least 10k hands
don't play any tourneys for at least a week

summary of goals: trying to take poker a little more seriously, and to get an idea of where I'm at in 5nlz

Last edited by Knowl3dge; 04-22-2017 at 07:36 AM.

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04-23-2017 , 01:11 AM

#44

Knowl3dge

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I found a way to get accurate tourney and sit&go results challenge-to-date, including mixed games:

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04-23-2017 , 08:23 AM

#45

ArtyMcFly

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Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 13,256

Epic heater in the MTTs! The pokergods are apparently trying to lure you over to the dark side (away from cashgames). With a bit (or rather a lot) of rungood, tourneys can definitely be faster ways to increase your bankroll. You'll probably never have another week like this one, so enjoy it while you can!

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04-23-2017 , 09:00 AM

#46

Knowl3dge

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

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Originally Posted by ArtyMcFly

For sure dude. They're trying very hard to lure me but there's a 0% chance of my leaving cash games. Run good was absolutely insane. I said it was top 0.1% run-good even before I binked the hyper-turbo

. As you hinted at, the main thing is that I'm now comfortably rolled for 5nl and will be able to take shots at 10nl if 5nl goes well.

Another bonus is that my family is now less against how much time I spend on poker now... even though I explain that my real ROI is probably <30%

(as opposed to the ~1000% ROI I've had in scheduled tournaments challenge-to-date)

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04-23-2017 , 09:35 AM

#47

Draugsvoll

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Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 143

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Originally Posted by ArtyMcFly

People are 4-betting T7o at 2NL?
Check-shove is fine vs villain's sizing, as he's repping QQ+, and there are a few bad turn cards for that range if you just call, so getting it in immediately should be very profitable in the long run.

I believe the technical term is "clicking buttons"

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04-23-2017 , 09:40 AM

#48

Draugsvoll

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Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 143

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Originally Posted by Knowl3dge

5nlz shot:

I'm moving down to grind 2nlz again for a while, BR~$100 plus ~1k starscoin.

2nlz for challenge so far:

I deposited a tiny bit extra before taking shot at 5nlz, is where extra money comes from.
Obv. sad that i ran below aiev @5nl but i guess that's what happens when you take small BI shots

With graphs like that + decent rolli think you should definitly focus on nl5. Looks like your missing value by not

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05-03-2017 , 01:40 AM

#49

Knowl3dge

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 258

things going pretty well, been playing hudless so cbf doing graphs..

but I've moved up to 10nlz and been catching some heat there

going to stop posting until get to 25nlz.. then maybe i will have some interesting hands to post and have a good thread

gl everyone