Viktor´s Climb of the PLO Mountain - Poker Blogs and Goals -- Two Plus Two Poker Forums

Hi,

Its time again to make a PG&C thread and stick to it. Ive got some inspiration from several threads out there and hopefully you guys will find my thread interesting enough to follow and subscribe.

This thread will be a way for me to keep track of my goals as I think goal-setting is a huge part of any area, especially poker if you want to be successfull. I will post my goals for the year/months and my daily schedule will be posted here the night before I go to sleep. I will try average 10 hours of poker a day and find a good balance with all other areas in my life (fotball, friends, girlfriend etc). Here is the bankroll management I will follow:

PLO15 40 buyins $600 (grind 20 more and take a 10bi shot at PLO30)
PLO30 40 buyins $1200 (grind 20 more and take a 10bi shot at PLO60)
PLO60 50 buyins $3000 (grind 20 more and take a 10bi shot at PLO120)
PLO120 60 buyins $7200 (grind 20 more and take a 10bi shot at PLO240)
PLO240 80 buyins $19200

Im not setting a date to finalize this climb but this is how I will approach my bankroll management. Its not written in stone so It might change whenevers needed. I will play 95% of the volume on a swedish site so hence the weird stakes.

Schedule of December 7th

00:00-02:00 Poker

02:00-10:00 Sleep

10:00-11:00 Freetime

11:00-15:00 Poker

15:00-17:00 Freetime

17:00-20:00 Poker

20:00-22:00 Freetime

22:00-00:00 Poker

~11 hours of poker.

My goal for december is to stick to my schedules, never stop asking questions, get a ton of hands played and analyze difficult situations.

Thats my introduction, will post very often with hands and rants about poker. Gl at the tables!

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12-06-2012 , 01:53 PM

DockNiaz

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Gl sir!

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12-06-2012 , 01:56 PM

SSKS

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most of 2+2 is going think about viktor blom...

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12-06-2012 , 03:45 PM

ViktorLuis

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Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

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Originally Posted by DockNiaz

Gl sir!

Tack

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12-06-2012 , 05:49 PM

Koerperkarle

journeyman

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Good luck man

I'm doing almost the same schedule by accident too btw

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12-06-2012 , 06:26 PM

ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

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Originally Posted by Koerperkarle

Good luck man

I'm doing almost the same schedule by accident too btw

Cheers

. Yea and hopefully it works out fine for tomorrow. Will change it every day though due to real life events, but will generally be the same times.

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12-06-2012 , 08:50 PM

ViktorLuis

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Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

First session for the day done, up 10 buyins and solid game. Got into some weird spots which I felt comfortable with but doesnt happen very often. Getting some sleep now and tomorrow its back on the grind.

Kinda didnt think I wud win at river, Still happy with how I played it.

Boss, $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14889281

Hero (CO): $179.18 (179.2 bb)
BTN: $212.91 (212.9 bb)
SB: $208.76 (208.8 bb)
BB: $92.56 (92.6 bb)
MP: $40.23 (40.2 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K

MP raises to $3.50, Hero raises to $12, BTN calls $12, SB folds, BB calls $11, MP raises to $40.23 and is all-in, Hero raises to $145.19, BTN calls $133.19, BB folds

Flop: ($343.11) 4

(3 players, 1 is all-in)
Hero bets $33.99 and is all-in, BTN calls $33.99

Turn: ($411.09) A

(3 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($411.09) J

(3 players, 2 are all-in)

Spoiler:

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12-07-2012 , 11:07 PM

ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Day got totally messed up schedule wise due to real life events... Anyway, happy with the amount I played at least. Tomorrow will be a bit different aswell:

Schedule of December 8th

00:00-13:00 Sleep

13:00-17:00 Freetime

17:00-19:00 Poker

19:00-22:00 Freetime

22:00-00:00 Poker

~4 hours of poker.

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12-08-2012 , 11:17 PM

ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Day over, didnt get to play as much as I liked to but w/e. Currently up 10 buyins so hopefully Im taking shots at PLO30 soon. Posting a grap when I reach a decent amount of hands. Tomorrows schedule wont be that much poker unfortunately but coming week Im going back to 8-12 hours/day

Schedule of December 8th

00:00-12:00 Sleep

12:00-13:00 Freetime

13:00-15:00 Poker

15:00-18:00 Freetime

18:00-20:00 Poker

20:00-00:00 Freetime

~4 hours of poker.

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12-09-2012 , 12:54 PM

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ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

BOOM! Up 20 buyins and set for taking shots later today at PLO30. If I lose 10 buyins Ill just step down again and grind it back. Had a couple of good sessions lately and hopefully I can keep riding on it.

Villain is playing 50/10.

Boss, $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14925721

BTN: $94.75 (94.8 bb)
SB: $226.12 (226.1 bb)
Hero (BB): $102.09 (102.1 bb)
MP: $128.36 (128.4 bb)
CO: $200 (200 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T

MP calls $1, CO checks, BTN folds, SB completes, Hero raises to $5, MP calls $4, CO calls $4, SB folds

Flop: ($15) A

(3 players)
Hero bets $12, MP calls $12, CO folds

Turn: ($39) 9

(2 players)
Hero bets $30, MP calls $30

River: ($99) 4

(2 players)
Hero bets $55.09 and is all-in, MP folds

Spoiler:

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12-09-2012 , 05:19 PM

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JesperTP

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Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 249

I don't understand, you say you can take shots at PLO30 but it looks like you play PLO100?

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12-09-2012 , 05:47 PM

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coon74

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It's a standard misunderstanding explained in OP's previous PG&C thread (was there a need to found a new one while people are subscribed to the old one?!): the site is Svenska Spel where all games are in Swedish Kronas, 1 SEK ~ $0.15.

Schedules increase discipline but don't work perfectly for most people. It's hardly possible to put in 11 hours in a single day. The only case when it's viable is when you spot the biggest whales in the lobby willing to play as long as they're conscious. Playing according to a timetable when fish aren't there is senseless. That's of course less applicable to such a fish tank as Svenska Spel whose games are good enough all the time but still a good advice.

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12-09-2012 , 09:38 PM

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ViktorLuis

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Originally Posted by coon74

Hey dude and sry for the inconvience

. I dont know but I felt like I drifted away from the old one and needed something similar but still different. Hopefully Ill stick to this one. Also the traffic is very good between 12:00 to 03:00 so the value is there.

Took shots at PLO30 at the late session and it was kinda dull. Didnt happen much and hoovered around breakeven for the whole session. Hopefully tomorrow I will start cashing them dollars!! Going for 10 hours tomorrow.

Schedule of December 10th

00:00-03:00 Poker

03:00-11:00 Sleep

11:00-13:00 Freetime

13:00-16:00 Poker

16:00-18:00 Freetime

18:00-20:00 Poker

20:00-22:00 Freetime

22:00-00:00 Poker

~10 hours of poker.

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12-10-2012 , 12:08 AM

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Koerperkarle

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 252

is there rakeback at all at svenska spel btw?

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12-10-2012 , 04:08 AM

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coon74

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There's no RB but it's not needed because afaik rake is 2.5%, capped at 15 SEK ($2.2).

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12-10-2012 , 05:55 AM

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JesperTP

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 249

Hmmm I need to check out if Danske Spil is similar to SS!

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12-10-2012 , 06:41 AM

#17

coon74

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Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 10,684

No, rakewise it isn't similar. The 5-10-max NL/PL rake is standard 5% capped at $3 ($1 for NL/PL2-10) there. The VIP program is almost worthless for nanostakes (e.g. for $200 monthly rake it returns at most 10.67%). Stars (or whatever major networks holding Danish licenses) are much better than DS rakewise, and I guess it compensates for the relative toughness of games. (I've investigated into this just out of curiosity

, not because I'll ever live in Denmark.)

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12-10-2012 , 07:52 PM

#18

ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Had a great day with tons of poker (3.500 hands) and great results. Played PLO30 exclusively and finished up 15 buyins, and I think I played very well for the major part of the day.

So Im sitting at exactly 40 buyins ($1200) for PLO30 and Im looking to gain 20 more in order to start taking shots at PLO60. This is going a bit faster then I actually had in mind but as long as I play well and move down if the shot isnt working, I should be fine. Posting some hands that might be of interest.

Boss, $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14939871

MP: $1,532.09 (766 bb)
CO: $1,189.10 (594.6 bb)
BTN: $1,279.18 (639.6 bb)
SB: $1,165.99 (583 bb)
Hero (BB): $390.98 (195.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K

MP calls $2, CO raises to $7.25, BTN calls $7.25, SB calls $6.25, Hero raises to $38.25, MP calls $36.25, CO calls $31, BTN folds, SB calls $31

Flop: ($160.25) 9

(4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $88, MP calls $88, CO folds, SB raises to $352, Hero raises to $352.73 and is all-in, MP calls $264.73, SB calls $0.73

Turn: ($1,218.44) 5

(3 players, 1 is all-in)
SB bets $774, MP calls $774

River: ($2,766.44) 4

(3 players, 1 is all-in)
SB bets $1.01 and is all-in, MP calls $1.01

Spoiler:

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Boss, $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14939891

CO: $200 (100 bb)
Hero (BTN): $460.44 (230.2 bb)
SB: $1,089.34 (544.7 bb)
BB: $657.66 (328.8 bb)
MP: $406.91 (203.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with A

MP raises to $7, CO calls $7, Hero calls $7, SB calls $6, BB calls $5

Flop: ($35) 8

(5 players)
SB checks, BB bets $17.50, MP folds, CO calls $17.50, Hero raises to $105, SB folds, BB calls $87.50, CO folds

Turn: ($262.50) 4

(2 players)
BB bets $262.50, Hero raises to $348.44 and is all-in, BB calls $85.94

River: ($959.38) J

(2 players, 1 is all-in)

Spoiler:

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Boss, $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14939911

Hero (CO): $382.85 (191.4 bb)
BTN: $400 (200 bb)
SB: $418.32 (209.2 bb)
BB: $160.69 (80.3 bb)
MP: $350.50 (175.3 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K

MP raises to $7, Hero raises to $24, BTN calls $24, SB calls $23, BB folds, MP calls $17

Flop: ($98) 4

(4 players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero bets $73.50, BTN calls $73.50, 2 folds

Turn: ($245) 9

(2 players)
Hero bets $245, BTN raises to $302.50 and is all-in, Hero calls $40.35 and is all-in

River: ($815.70) 2

(2 players, 2 are all-in)

Spoiler:

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Boss, $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14939921

BTN: $556.63 (278.3 bb)
Hero (SB): $306.76 (153.4 bb)
BB: $702.33 (351.2 bb)
MP: $608.81 (304.4 bb)
CO: $170 (85 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6

MP raises to $7, CO calls $7, BTN calls $7, Hero raises to $37, BB folds, MP raises to $67, CO calls $60, BTN folds, Hero calls $30

Flop: ($210) T

(3 players)
Hero bets $210, MP calls $210, CO calls $103 and is all-in

Turn: ($733) 3

(3 players, 1 is all-in)
Hero bets $29.76 and is all-in, MP calls $29.76

River: ($792.52) 9

(3 players, 2 are all-in)

Spoiler:

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12-10-2012 , 07:54 PM

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ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Schedule of December 11th

00:00-01:00 Poker

01:00-11:00 Sleep

11:00-16:00 Freetime

16:00-18:00 Poker

18:00-19:00 Freetime

19:00-21:00 Poker

21:00-22:00 Freetime

22:00-00:00 Poker

~7 hours of poker.

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12-11-2012 , 09:07 PM

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ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Up 13 buyins today after getting on a heater at the last session for the day. More important is that I played very, very well imo. Currently sitting at $1680 after starting with $300 and Im only 7buyins from taking a 10 buyin shot at PLO60, which Ive heard is also very soft. So cool stuff is happening and Im very much looking forward to be playing more tomorrow.

Graphs is coming up on friday 100% guaranteed, until then some hands will have to suffice.

Boss, $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 3 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14974701

Hero (BTN): $423.55 (211.8 bb)
SB: $394.81 (197.4 bb)
BB: $368.78 (184.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 8

Hero raises to $7, SB raises to $23, BB folds, Hero calls $16

Flop: ($48) K

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($48) 6

(2 players)
SB bets $48, Hero calls $48

River: ($144) K

(2 players)
SB bets $108, Hero raises to $352.55 and is all-in, SB calls $215.81 and is all-in

Spoiler:

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Boss, $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14974711

SB: $331.23 (165.6 bb)
BB: $162 (81 bb)
MP: $397 (198.5 bb)
Hero (CO): $335.08 (167.5 bb)
BTN: $372.24 (186.1 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K

MP folds, Hero raises to $7, BTN folds, SB raises to $15, BB calls $13, Hero calls $8

Flop: ($45) J

(3 players)
SB bets $22.50, BB folds, Hero raises to $112.50, SB raises to $316.23 and is all-in, Hero calls $203.73

Turn: ($677.46) 3

(2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($677.46) 7

(2 players, 1 is all-in)

Spoiler:

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Boss, $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14974721

Hero (BB): $517.95 (259 bb)
MP1: $520.35 (260.2 bb)
MP2: $306.37 (153.2 bb)
BTN: $413.94 (207 bb)
CO: $133.76 (66.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K

MP1 folds, MP2 raises to $7, BTN folds, CO calls $6, Hero calls $5

Flop: ($21) T

(3 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $10.50, MP2 raises to $31.50, CO folds, Hero calls $21

Turn: ($84) K

(2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $76, Hero raises to $312, MP2 calls $191.87 and is all-in

River: ($619.74) A

(2 players, 1 is all-in)

Spoiler:

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Boss, $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #14974731

Hero (BB): $227.81 (113.9 bb)
MP1: $779.55 (389.8 bb)
MP2: $301.83 (150.9 bb)
BTN: $524.83 (262.4 bb)
CO: $61.85 (30.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A

MP1 raises to $7, 2 folds, CO calls $6, Hero raises to $28, MP1 raises to $91, CO calls $54.85 and is all-in, Hero raises to $227.81 and is all-in, MP1 calls $136.81

Flop: ($517.47) T

(3 players, 2 are all-in)
Turn: ($517.47) 7

(3 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($517.47) Q

(3 players, 2 are all-in)

Spoiler:

Get the Flash Player to use the Hold'em Manager Replayer.

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12-11-2012 , 09:12 PM

#21

ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Schedule of December 12th

00:00-02:00 Poker

02:00-11:00 Sleep

11:00-13:00 Freetime

13:00-14:00 Poker

14:00-16:00 Freetime

16:00-18:00 Poker

18:00-19:00 Freetime

19:00-22:00 Poker

22:00-23:00 Freetime

23:00-00:00 Poker

~9 hours of poker.

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12-12-2012 , 07:58 PM

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ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Annoying day. Was well up in the first sessions but got into tricky spots/coolers/outdrawn at the end and finished half a buyin up for the day. Still happy with qutting at the last session. Wasnt much fish online and I ran pretty bad so it was a good quit imo.

Still need those 7 buyins to be able to take a shot at PLO60, hopefully by tomorrow or the day after. Just gotta keep working hard and play good.

For those who might be interested, when poker is on the schedule, its not soloely playing. Its a few things:

Warmup
5 minutes before each session I try to medidate by counting my inhales to 20. After that I try to imagine myself winning and playing at a higher stake. Once that is done I move on to listening to my favorite music track at the time. All these things gets me into the state to be able to bring my A-game.

Session Review
I conclude the session by looking trough the sample Ive just played and decide whether I played good/bad and how much randomness affected the result. This give me some closure when I move on to other stuff more easily and not think about the last session.

Group Meetings
Im in a study group and we have fixed meetings every tuesday/sunday and some random days aswell, where we discuss PLO, sweat and just do stuff that enhances our PLO capacity.

Hand reviews
I usually mark troublespots when I play and I try to fix those asap sinse that spot is burning money for me. So whenever I feel like I need to go trough a hand I just do it whenever Im done with the session or before I start one.

These are a few things, Im sure there are some more that I dont even notice just because its in my routine uncounciously.

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12-12-2012 , 08:03 PM

#23

ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Schedule of December 13th

00:00-01:00 Poker

01:00-11:00 Sleep

11:00-15:00 Freetime

15:00-17:00 Poker

17:00-18:00 Freetime

18:00-20:00 Poker

20:00-22:00 Freetime

22:00-00:00 Poker

~7 hours of poker.

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12-13-2012 , 06:19 PM

#24

ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Yeaaaa great sessions today and Im ready for PLO60! Graph this far (PLO15/30)

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12-13-2012 , 09:54 PM

#25

ViktorLuis

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,471

Down half a buyin at PLO60 after a small session. Looking forward to get some more volume done tomorrow and hopefully profit

Schedule of December 14th

00:00-02:00 Poker

02:00-13:00 Sleep

13:00-14:00 Freetime

14:00-16:00 Poker

16:00-17:00 Freetime

17:00-20:00 Poker

20:00-22:00 Freetime

22:00-00:00 Poker

~10 hours of poker.

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