I've decided to add GGPoker to my rotation of poker rooms. I'm not super excited about it because of all the negative news I've heard regarding banning players, huge rake, etc. I do think that because there has been a mini-boom of sorts in the poker world, that it's imperative as a player to be on the sites with the softest action. Curious how the regs match up with Pokerstars and Party.

Hey good luck man! Would love to read some interesting gto+ lines (not sure if you can share).

Anyway, what I know is I couldn't handle that variance so sick

lmk if you're ever in the 200 rush pool! gl!

Glad there's a new thread! Glgl!

I don't really play zoom at the moment, but if I see you, say hi!



If you're interested in GTO and hand reviews I stream 3-5 days a week at my twitch channel HERE

It's the end of the week, and I'm happy with how I played and the volume I put in. I had a "challenge" on Pokerstars to complete which unlocked some extra cash, it expired in a few days so I wanted to get it finished before the weekend so I could enjoy relaxing.

I've been putting more effort into running more accurate sims by reducing the accuracy from .5 to .25 on GTO+. It takes a lot longer, but it does make a significant difference in the sim accuracy.



I'd like to get the major three positions (BTN, SB, BB) in 6-max done soon so I can re-review them. I have a setback where I realized the ranges I bought from Modern Poker Theory - advanced pack came with the monker solver "strategy" instead of the "ranges" which has been throwing off some of my sims in 3-bet/4-bet pots. I'll have to manually change the weights of some hands or get new ranges. It's complicated to explain the difference, but it basically means I need to re-run 3-bet/4-bet pots with new ranges. Other than that small set-back I feel good in the games.

Taking a mini-vacation for Christmas. I'll still be running sims and getting some study in hopefully. I'll be back streaming and playing on the 29th or 30th. I'll do a year-end post with some tidy info

Just stumbled on this thread, we play a lot vs each other on stars. GL!

Last week felt good after not playing for a while. I made sure to be very aware of my rust and limit my tables in the beginning. It wasn't long until I felt comfortable with 4 tables again, and continued to focus on my timing. Sometimes I tend to rush decisions after coming back. I think this has to do with not taking the time to think through the entire strategy which takes energy and if I'm rusty it's easier to just click buttons quickly. Other than that I feel good about my game and have been studying/playing at a good clip.

subbed and gl!

can rememember your twitch channel 2 years ago and you were playing some mixed scoop or wcoop events and entertaining with some great stories degen stories.

are you playing z or reg tables?

Ya that was when Tonkaaa hosted me
Only reg tables

Read the whole thing and hoping to read more updates of your journey. gl!

Hi Chris,

So you solely play NLHE now?

I thought you were a PLO and mixed games guy.

I realized there's more money long-term in NLHE for me as a primarily online player, so I've decided to focus on NLHE for now but that doesn't mean I won't still play mixed or PLO in the near future.

I noticed I never did a recap post, so I'll make this short and sweet.

2020 was a year of learning for me. I spent a lot of time learning how to use solvers, studying theory, and I put in solid hours playing. I spent a lot of time playing reg tables as I thought they'd be softer than the zoom pools, which, I'm not sure, was the best decision. I'm not sure if this is an accurate representation of the last year of play, but this is what I have for my poker tracker.

Party Poker


PokerStars


I started feeling comfortable at 500NL reg tables, and I started the tables most days. If you play reg tables, it is necessary to get the action of the recreational players. If you try and bum hunt the tables, they fill too quickly, and you'll get locked out.

Starting Jan 1, 2021, I was primarily only playing 500nl reg tables on stars. They introduced "challenges" to earn bonuses which were incentives for me to grind solely there.

I've been working pretty hard on getting better and putting in solid hours. In the last few months, I feel like things are starting to click for me. I started streaming as I felt comfortable enough to stream while I played. Streaming is going great, and it's fun to build a community and work on growing that adjacent to my poker game. I decided to focus on one tabling Zoom to emphasize good play, which has been better than four tabling reg tables.

At the end of this year, I'll make another update with how I've progressed, etc. See you guys at my stream

www.twitch.tv/ceegee87

Hey Chris

I have been following all of your threads on here through a variety of usernames

Look forward to your updates.

FYI I’m setting out on my huplo quest v soon just like you did however many years ago.

Do you have any ideas/tips/thoughts/advice specifically for that format?

If you were being honest, were you successful/any good @ this exact game?

It all depends on your goals. If you're looking to play HUPLO to make money, then I'd suggest staying away. HU in general is hyper-competitive and easily studied. If your goal isn't about making money and you want to play HU PLO, I'd suggest learning game theory to be able to understand all the outputs solvers will give you, and then working with solvers non-stop until you feel comfortable with a lot of scenarios. You need to be fundamentally good before even considering grinding HU as players will look to exploit you in many different ways.

I was one of the better 1/2-2/5 HUPLO regs for a while and felt comfortable playing against the best at high stakes. Whether that makes me good or not is a matter of perspective.

Thanks for your advice.

It was much quicker than I expected as I am aware of how often you usually post.

I wasn’t insinuating anything negative about your ability in my original post. The 1 point I was probably getting at: I have followed your career since I was a member of deucescracked in 2012 then runitonce from approx 14 onwards so know you play all the games. Isn’t there/hasn’t there been any value in sticking to a small number of game types and attempting to become 1 of the top top players rather than spreading your focus somewhat?

Is there anywhere you are putting out ‘content’/info about your poker play presently? (No more runitonce vids?)

Hello CeeGee, I am currently a microstakes player and I'm trying to learn all I can. I hope to one day get to 200NL or even 500NL, I see you have put in a lot of work as of the last time you posted, after struggling for a while it seemed you turned a new leaf at the beginning of 2021, how has things been this year will you still post your results at the end of this year it's almost finished maybe you can tell us slightly early. I'd like to see how things went for you, can you tell me how hard it was for you to get to that level provided that you did in fact make it a success. I think you would have but in the event you didn't how much work did you put in and still not get your game to where it needed to be to survive at that level? What I want to know in a nutshell is how difficult is it to get to 200NL at least and is the jump to 500NL significant? I hope things have gone well with you and the family and I look forward to seeing your graph after almost a year.

Edit: Sorry I just realised you posted a graph about two months ago not a huge sample but you seem to be holding your own at least, the win rate is more than decent, depending on variance which will be in play strongly with such a small sample you might be a small winner at least or an even bigger winner than your results but you wouldn't appear to be a losing player at 500NL. My question still applies, forget about the graph request I went through the tread and I saw when you said you would post in a year didn't realise that was the graph cause it was only 45k hands.

Hi, care to elaborate?

It's that time of the year where I look back at my past threads and look forward to the new year ahead. Historically, I've sporadically kept up with these threads since 2012, not bad! Continuing in that tradition, here is a recap of 2021, a year of learning and discipline.

At the start of 2021, I was grinding regular tables on Pokerstars. Previously in 2020, I earned good Rakeback from Partypoker as my main profit, breaking even at 2/5 and winning at 1/2, so changing to playing only on Pokerstars was uncharted territory. I started playing on Pokerstars on 500nl tables and was doing well, but then hit a sharp downswing before switching over to zoom.

Early-to-mid-2021, I started streaming my adventure of climbing the high stakes on twitch. This was one of the better decisions I have made. Streaming on twitch allowed me to focus on one table while talking through my hands. Streaming has done a lot for improving my game.

Early in the year, I ran hot at 500z, more recently, I hit a combination downswing/run-bad that has been a bit tough, but nothing caused by tilt or bad decision making. I'm proud to say that in 2021 I have not suffered from tilt or bad decision making. I have been disciplined in grinding out 200nl-500nl (with small shots at 1k), and past Ceegee would be very impressed.

This year the theme will be hard work. I want to continue my progress climbing the NLHE ladder. I started this P&G in late 2020, barely beating 200nl, and now I have established a small win rate at 500z.

So for 2022, here are my goals:

1. 300k+ hands this year
2. Game select well at 500nl+
3. Win at 4evBB/100 at 500z or 500nl
4. 160lbs 12% body fat (this seems to have been my fitness goal for a while)

Long time no update

I've recently decided to be more focused and direct with my poker grind and content creation. I was determined to get to 1k nl when I started this thread, and nothing has changed. I'm still eager to get to 1k nl online, but the environment has changed significantly.

When I played in 2020-2021 the games were running consistently and were, in my eyes, beatable for a 4+ bb/100 win rate. Now the games have dried up and have become significantly harder. Most of the weaker regs disappeared, and after Pokerstars banned Russia (Russian war sanctions) I noticed a significant dip in players.

2022 was a tough year for getting in volume at 500nl, so I had to settle for grinding 200z. This pool was very different from the 500z games I was used to, and it took me a while to adjust to the much tighter regs.

Now I'm getting most of my volume from 200z which isn't what I want. It feels like I took a step backward since playing mostly 500nl/500z in 2021. In 2023 I'm going to try and prioritize finding 500nl games. I think the fast fold format is dead for anything 200z+ so primarily focusing on reg tables for 500+ is the target now.

I've been messing around on Bodog which has 500z and 500 reg tables that seem viable. The issue is that they mostly run during my nighttime which is when I mostly spend time with my wife, so it's not ideal. The daytime grind still seems better on Stars, so I've been trying to get in more 500 reg table action when I can, and then play a small session at night on Bodog. I feel I may need to add another site for more game selection (if anyone has suggestions of good sites for 500nl+ let me know).

The start of this year has been good so far, but my volume has mostly still been at 200z. I need to start taking my climb to 1k more seriously and start game and site selecting better. I've been comfortable putting in volume at 200z and have become a bit complacent. So it's time to push and get more volume at 500nl so I can start taking shots once again at 1k.

2023 so far:

Thank you for the update, and the daily twitch streams, gl!