Big update
I haven't updated the blog seriously in a long time, because people didn't seem interested.
But I have received a lot of requests, so here it goes.
I left off saying I was running badly, and that I was going to Vegas.
The 3-week trip ended up being a huge disappointment, unlike the year before, which was a ton of fun.
I went with two roommates. One of them had a girl in Vegas, so we barely saw him. And the other roommate is not 21, so he could barely play any live poker, and he was not allowed into any bars or clubs.
It also didn't help that I lost about 15k in about 100 hands of cash game at 10/20 and a bit of 25/50, and busted the main event.
It was fun playing the tournament though, as it's the one that every player eventually wants to play. The table was soft and a lot of fun. Shout out to Fatima Moreiro, she was really cool.
Last year's trip was more fun because I spent lots of time with players I had played with online, and people in the Runitonce lounge. There was no lounge this year and there weren't many people i knew, so we ended up not connecting much with others.
We still did a bunch of fun stuff: Race fast cars in Vegas, go out where we could in the evening, have dinners with the players we did know, a trip to LA in a Mustang, shoot some guns, take a helicopter tour over the grand canyon.
Poker players are pretty spoiled. My friends, who are still studying, would definitely prefer this lifestyle over waking up early and spending their time in school.
After Vegas, my hometown friends came over to Malta for 10 days, which was a ton of fun.
Meanwhile, I was running very hot, and won like 80k in a short time span.
But as soon as they left, disaster struck.
In 6 weeks, I still don't know how this happened, but I managed to erase all of winnings this year.
Tons of running badly and 5k, and just not keeping track of my losses. Very depressing and stupid.
I knew I really had to get my **** together in Oktober, and I did. Played a ton of hands and managed to win a lot back, but I am still nowhere where I was at before.
I will not be posting graphs anymore, because people have been outing my screen name, which I don't want to be connected to this blog.
Also, **** Amaya for ruining Pokerstars. Next year, I will shift my volume to mostly other sites, and treat Pokerstars like any other network, instead of playing 80%+ of my volume there.
I guess raking hundreds of thousands means nothing to you, and giving away millions in slot machines calles Spin & Go's is more valueable.
Coaching
My roommate and I have started a coaching project, because we both like coaching poker, it will improve our game, and obviously to make extra money.
If you're interested, just shoot us a message.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/16...ching-1567636/
I'll try to update the blog regularly, but only if I get some feedback from people reading it, so we both get something out of it.
Some hands
Wtf are you doing
Stacks:
SB Hero (
$5,527.40) 111bb
BB (
$5,000) 100bb
Pre-Flop: (
95, 2 players)
Hero is SB J
9
Hero raises to $120.75,
BB raises to $450, Hero calls $329.25
Flop: 4
3
9
(
$920, 2 players)
BB bets $643.65, Hero calls $643.65
Turn: 5
(
$2,207.30, 2)
BB goes all-in $3,896.35, Hero calls $3,896.35
First Run:
River 1: 4
(
$5,000, 2), 1 all-in
Second Run:
River 2: 6
(
$5,000, 2), 1 all-in
Final Pot: $10,000
Hero shows a pair of Nines - Jack kicker
J
9
BB shows a pair of Nines
8
9
Hero wins
$9,999.50 (net +
$4,999.50)
This guy has called me down every time I was bluffing, but he tanked here
Stacks:
UTG (
$12,637.51) 126bb
UTG+1 (
$23,735.20) 237bb
CO (
$22,880.11) 229bb
BTN Hero (
$11,215.25) 112bb
SB (
$30,042.66) 300bb
BB (
$17,541.60) 175bb
Pre-Flop: (
270, 6 players)
Hero is BTN 6
A
2 folds,
CO raises to $250,
Hero raises to $850,
2 folds, CO calls $600
Flop: 6
2
A
(
$1,970, 2 players)
CO checks,
Hero bets $691.50, CO calls $691.50
Turn: Q
(
$3,353, 2)
CO checks,
Hero bets $1,949.86, CO calls $1,949.86
River: 7
(
$7,252.72, 2)
CO checks,
Hero goes all-in $7,703.89, CO calls $7,703.89
Final Pot: $22,660.50
CO shows three of a kind, Queens
Q
Q
Hero shows two pair, Aces and Sixes
6
A
CO wins
$22,655.50 (net +
$11,440.25)
Not happy about getting this in, but Villian is very aggressive
Stacks:
UTG (
$10,207.95) 102bb
UTG+1 (
$11,687.05) 117bb
CO (
$9,240) 92bb
BTN (
$11,295) 113bb
SB Hero (
$11,015) 110bb
BB (
$10,080) 101bb
Pre-Flop: (
270, 6 players)
Hero is SB J
J
1 fold,
UTG+1 raises to $250,
CO raises to $900,
1 fold,
Hero raises to $2,350,
1 fold,
UTG+1 folds,
CO goes all-in $9,220, Hero calls $6,870
First Run:
Flop 1: 10
2
3
(
$9,455, 2), 1 all-in
Turn 1: 4
(
$9,455, 2), 1 all-in
River 1: 5
(
$9,455, 2), 1 all-in
Second Run:
Flop 2: 2
9
6
(
$9,455, 2), 1 all-in
Turn 2: 8
(
$9,455, 2), 1 all-in
River 2: 4
(
$9,455, 2), 1 all-in
Final Pot: $18,910
CO shows a pair of Kings
K
K
Hero shows a pair of Jacks
J
J
CO wins
$18,905 (net +
$9,665)
Small pot, but I thought it was funny because his river play is so bad
Stacks:
UTG Hero (
$12,981.53) 649bb
CO (
$6,076.06) 304bb
BTN (
$2,059.29) 103bb
SB (
$2,285.89) 114bb
BB (
$2,505.27) 125bb
Pre-Flop: (
30, 5 players)
Hero is UTG K
A
Hero raises to $48.30,
3 folds, BB calls $28.30
Flop: 8
Q
8
(
$106.60, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: 3
(
$106.60, 2)
BB checks, Hero checks
River: K
(
$106.60, 2)
BB bets $41.44,
Hero raises to $147.73, BB calls $106.29
Final Pot: $402.06
BB shows
9
9
Hero shows two pair, Kings and Eights
K
A
Hero wins
$399.06 (net +
$203.03)
Was going to fold pre-flop at first. Glad I didn't.
Stacks:
UTG (
$6,325) 127bb
UTG+1 (
$5,000) 100bb
CO Hero (
$9,893.41) 198bb
BTN (
$13,754.81) 275bb
SB (
$9,715.40) 194bb
BB (
$5,577.31) 112bb
Pre-Flop: (
135, 6 players)
Hero is CO 3
3
2 folds,
Hero raises to $120.75,
BTN raises to $450,
2 folds, Hero calls $329.25
Flop: 3
7
4
(
$1,035, 2 players)
Hero checks,
BTN bets $450, Hero calls $450
Turn: 7
(
$1,935, 2)
Hero checks,
BTN bets $1,449, Hero calls $1,449
River: 2
(
$4,833, 2)
Hero checks,
BTN goes all-in $11,395.81,
Hero goes all-in $7,534.41
Final Pot: $23,763.22
Hero shows a full house, Threes full of Sevens
3
3
BTN shows three of a kind, Sevens
5
7
Hero wins
$19,898.82 (net +
$10,005.41)
Last edited by Mixgrill; 11-05-2015 at 10:09 AM.