Hello guys, I'm making this thread as a blog and to motivate myself in the daily grind and in my life. I'll start my thread introducing myself. My name is Gabriel, I'm a 25 year old guy from Brazil that started to grind poker (LOL donkaments) professionaly sth like 1 year and a half ago before that I used to play poker as a part time activity (play just a little but still winner), at the moment I play micro/small MTTs and some sngs, eventually cashgames at most nl25 zoom when I'm on the mood. I'm willing to achieve some goals for the year/next year, some are not poker related (I know some are very hard to achieve, almost impossible but no dreams no glory, let's get to work and achieve them):

[ ] Make AT LEAST a 100k year (I know it is really hard but if I don't dream and don't try I'll never get even close)
[ ] Get in shape (Doing fine on that my shape improved a lot from the last months, maybe will post some pictures)
[ ] Study more, review more, and discuss more hands with friends and etc
[ ] Pay for a good coach to correct my leaks and help me improve as a player
[ ] Get Mentally stronger and do not tilt mtts away
[ ] Move from micro/small stakes tournaments to mid/hs!

Here goes my player group graph so far (my SN at PokerStars is getpuzzled that is where I play the most, btw I still play at other Networks with different SN's)



I'll try to post updates constantly with my grind and some interesting hands or sth like that hope you guys enjoy as much as I think I'll.

Good luck for me and let's get to work

If you guys wanna say something or give any tips feel free to do so, or if u just wanna troll have fun doing it!

Just got back from the Gym, will start session now glglgl!

subbed, gl sir!

Almost finishing the grind for today, made some semi fts, some final tables till now, one at 888 which I finished 6th, lost sb x btn AQ x 44 where I 3bet called the cl, board xQxx4 and gg, and shiped the 1k euros gtd at iPoker and have just finished 6th at a 3.50+R QT < KQ std hand ;P



Pretty evenish day till now, still got 3.30+R 10k 127 left and the 11 super ko 424 left at pokerstars, don't think I'll be registering more for today.

Off-Poker: My diet is doing just fine, I'm earning some muscle and losing fat, training pretty hard with a friends of mine that is my trainer, got really tired today cause it was lag day. Maybe post some pics later for my body progress either.

GG for the day, got 90 left at 3.30+R 3bet shove AJs got called by 44 and gg ;P and also busted at 11 sko. Hope to profit tomorrow, day ended even.

Just got back from the gym where I did my Aerobic Fasted for the morning, will have some lunch and go to the gym again do some muscle training, get back and start grinding, really feeling good for the day, hope it affects positively my grind

Starting grind now gl, will post some hands that I find interesting.

Best result so far was 50 left at 5,50 TKO, where guy openshove K9s and I called with AQ and lost. Running kind of bad till now, anyways lets go!

Now 60 left 4.40t 6k, ran AJ into AK, still running bad today, not in the mood to register anymore, will get back tomorrow.

Day results: -$400

Just finished the last table, 17th 5.50 Hyper Turbo, ran KK into Aces cl pot ;/

Starting grind now earlier! glglgl

Just finished 38th at Big $22, was really big on stack till that hand, pretty interesting but I think it's pretty weird the way the guy played his Aces.

PokerStars - Hold'em Tournament - $3200/6400 Blinds - 8 Players
Hand Converter by Pokerhand.org

getpuzzled (BTN): $473,405
Stereodoom (SB): $599,129
Ö warez (BB): $107,087
gabyzalau (UTG): $133,840
Memo67 (UTG+1): $178,216
mgc0809 (MP1): $79,248
gar2garvin (MP2): $332,985
FluAnta (CO): $492,825

Pre-flop: Dealt to getpuzzled A Q
(5 folds), getpuzzled raises to $12,800, Stereodoom raises to $25,600, (1 folds), getpuzzled calls $12,800

Flop: ($64,000) 3 9 Q (2 Players)
Stereodoom checks, getpuzzled bets $28,999, Stereodoom raises to $57,998, getpuzzled calls $28,999

Turn: ($179,996) 2 (2 Players)
Stereodoom bets $89,998, getpuzzled calls $89,998

River: ($359,992) 4 (2 Players)
Stereodoom bets $128,000, getpuzzled calls $128,000
Stereodoom Showed A A
getpuzzled Mucks A Q
Stereodoom wins $615,992 with a pair of Aces

Why is it a strange way to play them? What were you beating on the river?

gl with your goals

Where in Brazil do you live? I'm american but living in Rio

Gl on ur goals.

The hand is pretty weird as u say, he shouldnt be checking almost anything from his value range on the flop because of how wet the board is, so he should be cbeting aa kk qq and 99 , i think it is a call on the river as played as i expect him to be checkraising draws most of the time. But yeah it is really weird the way he played his aces. And i would really consider 4b/f pre if he has somewhat tightish 3b and wouldnt 5b light which im expecting he would deep in the big tournament

My toughts are just as vuhondzis said I don't expect him to be c/r with his value hands like AA, KK, sets and etc, because he usually puts himself in a really really weird spot at a lot of turns at that drawy board and I'm on the TOP of my range in the river specially with btn vs sb range. About what I'm beating on the river every single draw that missed and some random bluffs he played that way. I just think I played fine, also I discussed that hand with a lot of good players that also tought that I played just fine. Anyway always nice to hear some different opinions.

Hey Brand000n, I live on the Country Side of Sao Paulo in a City called Marilia, where u live in RIO, Rio is a very nice and beautiful place, will you be going to BSOP Millions next week?

I agree with you, but about 4b/f it could be an option but imo AQ is just to strong to do that specially BTN x SB and is a hand that will play just fine pos flop in position even against a tight 3bettor, he can be tight but it doesn't mean he won't 3bet light eventually (and we can also outplay him pos flop ip), specially when my stats were a lil bit aggro and I was playing a lot of hands since the table allowed me too. So also gotta consider my image cause the guy is a reg, don't know if good just know he is a reg. Btw he was cl 20 left didn't even make the FT ROFL.

Ah just saved some part of the 'iron' for the day yesterday, got 5th at $4.40 Turbo Prog SKO! for $500, just got 5th after a close resteal ;P so kind deserved it, will take the day off today and hangout with my father and brother for the aftertoon, just did my Fasted Aerobics for the morning and will go to gym at night prolly

Will start the grind for today, not gonna get out this friday, gl!

Soundtrack for todays grind:

http://www.livesets.at/2014/11/16/ha...sa-15-11-2014/

Grind ended up bad yesterday, I'm pretty confident in my game atm but I'm on the bad part of swings at std Spots so just gotta play and soon that will change.

Starting sunday grind, will play really focused and smaller stakes to reduce variance, hope to have a nice day

100 left Double Deuce ;( still on the bad side of swings!

Full Tilt - |1700/3400 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

PetrusW (MP+2): 57,546
gab1ru (CO): 74,419
smokestackin (BTN): 115,822
jmcguinty (SB): 43,118
jpsantoss (BB): 27,777
xKoSSSx (UTG): 45,216
xxxCelticFCxxx (UTG+1): 103,187
Doshev (MP): 161,922
TheBridler (MP+1): 101,225

9 players post ante of 400, jmcguinty posts SB 1,700, jpsantoss posts BB 3,400

Pre Flop: (pot: 8,700) gab1ru has A A

fold, fold, fold, TheBridler raises to 6,800, fold, gab1ru raises to 13,899, fold, fold, fold, TheBridler raises to 100,825 and is all-in, gab1ru calls 60,120 and is all-in

Flop: (156,738, 2 players) 5 2 T

Turn: (156,738, 2 players) Q

River: (156,738, 2 players) T

TheBridler shows K Q (Flush, King High)
(Pre 18%, Flop 38%, Turn 32%)
gab1ru shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Tens)
(Pre 82%, Flop 62%, Turn 68%)
TheBridler wins 0
TheBridler wins 156,738

15th at $8 Turbo $5k gtd, TT < KJ sb x btn itm and alive at bigger 27 hope to Ship it!

38th Bigger $27,50 . Really Really card dead at the end, did a resteal vs a big stack with AT found QQ and gg!

Will take prolly today to study since I'm on a really bad downswing, I think it has already reached $5k ;/ but eventually I'll end it and ship sth good!

Travelling tô São Paulo to play some BSOP Millions side Event, I think my good run must be in the live game! Gl will try to post some pics of the travel

Just got back from BSOP Millions, saw a lot of friends and played the 500k side event only, but it was a fun travel now this sunday playing just a few tournaments, Sunday Million, 1 Billion $109, Biggest $55 and some other in other networks!