Man Cool is being a wanker. No way he doesn't know how to show cards.

January recap

It was a slow month without many games, until 200 400 popped up.
I ran pretty well everywhere but got crushed every time I played nosebleeds.
The 40k games were insane fun though, as we usually played with 100k+ stacks and we had to show every hand.


January graph



I will go on vacation soon, and I'm really excited. No laptop, no skype, just nature.
My friend sent me a video about how close animals can get to you during safari.




We have to get all the way to the top of this beast



The resort in Zanzibar







Flip situation

Stacks:
UTG ($79,530.70) 199bb
UTG+1 ($47,914.79) 120bb
CO ($68,482.01) 171bb
BTN Hero ($48,500.70) 121bb
SB ($57,958.15) 145bb
BB ($59,321.28) 148bb

Pre-Flop: (600, 6 players) Hero is BTN 7 7
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $800, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3,000, 2 folds, UTG+1 raises to $9,600, Hero goes all-in $48,500.70, UTG+1 goes all-in $38,314.79
Flop: 10 8 A ($97,015.49, 2 players), 2 all-in

Turn: 6 ($97,015.49, 2), 2 all-in
River: 6 ($97,015.49, 2), 2 all-in

Final Pot: $97,015.49
UTG+1 shows two pair, Aces and Sixes
2 A
Hero shows two pair, Sevens and Sixes
7 7

UTG+1 wins $96,424.58 (net +$48,509.79)



Lucky sevens

Stacks:
UTG ($42,629.53) 107bb
CO ($206,169.16) 515bb
BTN Hero ($132,197.41) 330bb
SB ($50,955.04) 127bb
BB ($190,442.53) 476bb

Pre-Flop: (600, 5 players) Hero is BTN A Q
UTG raises to $800, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3,400, 2 folds, UTG goes all-in $42,629.53, Hero calls $39,229.53
Flop: 7 10 3 ($85,859.06, 2 players), 1 all-in

Turn: J ($85,859.06, 2), 1 all-in
River: J ($85,859.06, 2), 1 all-in

Final Pot: $85,859.06
UTG shows a full house, Sevens full of Jacks
7 7
Hero shows a pair of Jacks
A Q

UTG wins $85,854.06 (net +$43,224.53)

That resort looks insane, enjoy brotha!

I did Killimanjaro/Safari before and it's epic. The hike isn't actually that tough, it just comes down to whether your body adjusts well to less oxygen or not. Make sure you leave super early/hike at a faster pace on summit day because you'll catch the sun rise at the top if you do (and you don't want to miss that if you can!) If you're in reasonable shape have decent WIM should be good to go. Anyhow, the reason I wanted to give you a heads-up before you left is to tell you that Tanzania is THE spot to buy Tanzanite. You can go into the town and find good jewelers and buy it for much less than say walking into Tiffanys on 5th Avenue New York. Plus you'll actually have a story about how you got it. I regret not buying more and I'm a nit for purchases (just take with you on plane, can be made into rings/necklace for significant others down the road or whatever). But long story short its a super rare beautiful gem found only in the world in this specific area you're visiting. Way way more cool than diamonds, other gems you've heard of etc and more beautiful. Highly highly recommend looking at purchasing something like that because it's epic/unless you ever specifically go back to Tanzania you'll never be around the inventory & pricing they have there. Just something to think about. (and haha side note: I'd be super grateful if I could somehow give you pre x-fer you $ on stars and get you to pick a stone for me I would [being serious!, let me know, I'd obv send first based on your rep])

Enjoy the trip!

PS - one more thing you should do is if you have more room in your bag I'd recommend bringing some American/Canadian candy (that won't melt) that you can give away to the children when you go into town/see a village (if you do that, which you should). The kids/people there are amazing and stuff like that they never get to try. It's an amazing experience to give something away so trivial/something we take for granted in our culture (say candy/whatever else you can fit in your bag) and see how genuinely excited they are to receive it. They're just awesome people I remember thinking I wish I had more stuff for them. So yeah if you can, jam some stuff into your bag to give away you won't regret it.

Thanks!

Thanks for the awesome advice.
I never heard of these gems, but I might buy some for the future.
If you live in Europe, I could send one to you if you like.

And I will definitely take some small presents with me, even though we won't spend much time in the city.

Even if you're not much in the city.. last day of hike, all the guides etc at the base of the mountain you could drop 'em off with them. They'll have friends/family and you can just tell them to take for themselves/family and they will love it . I left them most of my gear (some of these guys were doing the hike in bare feet, its nuts)

I'm in Canada! does that still work for you?

I'll probably buy some and I'll see what I can do for you. First I need to survive.

Sounds good. Cheers and yeah I'm dead serious if you do grab some I'll snatch any independent gem that's around 1-1.5k USD made for a necklace (so if you get one of those, I'll take and send first!)

And yeah, anyway, enjoy the trip/survive the safari! Super jealous.. Going to have to take my gf and go back one day!

That safari looks awesome, hope to see some pics when you're back

those gems, are they illegal in any way to import, or can you even put in tax declarations and stuff, i mean, can i walk to any legit jeweler with it in hand and have them make something out of it ?

Hope the vacation is good boss, look forward to a recap!

I ended up not buying Tanzanite because I don't know enough about gems and I was afraid I would get scammed.
You need more than just some research on Google.

update ?

Coming tomorrow

waiting!

It's been a long time, but I finally made it back to this place for an update.

Most of february was spent on an unforgettable trip in Tanzania and Zanzibar, with my friend Svansa.
I'll be linking a more detailed trip review soon.

In short, we spent almost week in nature, on a fantastic safari trip. We saw hundreds of thousands of animals, a cheetah hunting a baby antelope, tight forests and savannas stretching beyond our eyesight.

Then it was time to pack up and start climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
It was for sure the toughest challenge I've faced, especially after getting sick. But, somehow, we made it all the way to the summit.
Going down was no pick nick either. Speaking of food; the altitude destroys your appetite, and all you want to do is fall asleep. Which happened many times. Even standing up.

Back from the mountain, we flew to the beautiful Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. Our plan was to eat, sleep and swim, and we accomplished just that.
The island was disappointing at first because the capital was uninteresting and there isn't much to do on the island. But our opinion made a 180 degree turn, once we arrived at Nungwi beach.
That little piece of sand was magical; White sand, accompanied by azure colored water, full of fish.
Almost a month of vacation is more than enough, and I was happy to finally go back home.


Back home, poker welcomed me with open arms, as I've run great since coming back.

February and march graph


No more vacation until summer. I'll be doing a lot of grinding, coaching and I've got some new projects lined up.
One of them is putting together a grind house, built for poker players to live and work in, and help each other improve.
I'll post more information about it very soon.

My buddy, and Twoplustwo whore, GazzyB will be asking me some questions on our Twitch channel, live at 7 PM this saturday night.
It won't be replayable, so don't miss it. No nits allowed.
https://www.twitch.tv/bluffthespot



Interesting line

Stacks:
UTG ($5,995.07) 60bb
UTG+1 ($9,280.14) 93bb
CO Hero ($10,870) 109bb
BTN ($10,278) 103bb
SB ($8,693.86) 87bb
BB ($10,585) 106bb

Pre-Flop: (150, 6 players) Hero is CO A K
UTG calls $100, 1 fold, Hero raises to $400, 2 folds, BB calls $300, UTG calls $300
Flop: K 4 2 ($1,250, 3 players)

BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $410.85, BB folds, UTG calls $410.85

Turn: 8 ($2,071.70, 2)
UTG checks, Hero bets $1,181.35, UTG calls $1,181.35 River: 5 ($4,434.40, 2)

UTG goes all-in $4,002.87, Hero calls $4,002.87

Final Pot: $12,440.14
UTG shows a pair of Fives
6 5
Hero shows a pair of Kings
A K

Hero wins $12,435.14 (net +$6,440.07)



Versus the self-proclaimed best poker player from Greece

Stacks:
UTG ($10,545) 105bb
UTG+1 ($12,328.62) 123bb
CO ($27,597.35) 276bb
BTN Hero ($12,251.60) 123bb
SB ($16,387.10) 164bb
BB ($8,129.18) 81bb

Pre-Flop: (150, 6 players) Hero is BTN K K
UTG raises to $200, 1 fold, CO raises to $700, Hero raises to $1,800, 2 folds, UTG folds, CO calls $1,100
Flop: 2 3 10 ($3,950, 2 players)

CO checks, Hero bets $1,314.87, CO calls $1,314.87

Turn: 8 ($6,579.74, 2)
CO checks, Hero bets $2,169.66, CO goes all-in $24,482.48, Hero goes all-in $6,967.07
First Run:

River 1: A ($20,099.48, 2), 2 all-in

Second Run:

River 2: 8 ($20,099.48, 2), 2 all-in

Final Pot: $40,198.95
Hero shows two pair, Kings and Eights
K K
CO shows two pair, Queens and Eights
Q Q

Hero wins $24,848.20 (net +$12,596.60)


Hero wins $28,226.32 (net +$14,111.91)



Held twice



Stacks:
SB Hero ($14,114.41) 141bb
BB ($16,316.97) 163bb

Pre-Flop: (150, 2 players) Hero is SB K K
Hero raises to $250, BB raises to $1,000, Hero raises to $2,650, BB calls $1,650
Flop: 7 10 6 ($5,300, 2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets $1,748.18, BB goes all-in $13,666.97, Hero goes all-in $9,716.23

First Run:

Turn 1: K ($15,215.69, 2), 2 all-in

River 1: J ($15,215.69, 2), 2 all-in

Second Run:

Turn 2: 5 ($15,215.69, 2), 2 all-in

River 2: 3 ($15,215.69, 2), 2 all-in

Final Pot: $30,431.38
Hero shows a pair of Kings
K K
BB shows a pair of Eights
8 8

He showed heart

Stacks:
BTN ($2,000) 100bb
SB ($5,040.15) 252bb
BB Hero ($4,251.84) 213bb

Pre-Flop: (30, 3 players) Hero is BB A A
BTN raises to $50, SB raises to $180, Hero raises to $445, BTN folds, SB calls $265
Flop: A 5 Q ($940, 2 players)

SB checks, Hero bets $309.62, SB raises to $776.87, Hero calls $467.25

Turn: 8 ($2,493.74, 2)
SB bets $1,080, Hero calls $1,080
River: 6 ($4,653.74, 2)

SB bets $2,326, Hero goes all-in $1,949.97

Final Pot: $8,929.71
SB shows high card Ace
K J
Hero shows three of a kind, Aces
A A

Hero wins $8,551.93 (net +$4,300.09)


Didn't expect that one

Stacks:
UTG ($441.93) 88bb
UTG+1 ($505.49) 101bb
CO ($795.73) 159bb
BTN Hero ($992) 198bb
SB ($521.77) 104bb
BB ($1,027.68) 206bb

Pre-Flop: (7.50, 6 players) Hero is BTN A A
3 folds, Hero raises to $12.50, 1 fold, BB raises to $62.50, Hero raises to $150, BB calls $87.50
Flop: 8 K 7 ($302.50, 2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets $76.34, BB raises to $225.56, Hero calls $149.22

Turn: 2 ($753.62, 2)
BB checks, Hero checks
River: 9 ($753.62, 2)

BB goes all-in $652.12, Hero goes all-in $616.44

Final Pot: $2,022.18
Hero shows a pair of Aces
A A
BB shows a straight, Seven to Jack
10 J

BB wins $2,019.18 (net +$991.50)



Top set, gotta bet

Stacks:
UTG ($548.05) 110bb
UTG+1 ($534.74) 107bb
CO ($1,902.32) 380bb
BTN Hero ($1,917.35) 383bb
SB ($479.94) 96bb
BB ($1,327.59) 266bb

Pre-Flop: (7.50, 6 players) Hero is BTN 10 10
3 folds, Hero raises to $12.50, SB calls $10, BB raises to $65, Hero calls $52.50, SB folds
Flop: 4 2 10 ($142.50, 2 players)

BB bets $69.75, Hero calls $69.75

Turn: J ($282, 2)
BB bets $175.77, Hero calls $175.77
River: 3 ($633.54, 2)

BB bets $485.52, Hero goes all-in $1,606.83, BB goes all-in $531.55

Final Pot: $3,257.44
Hero shows three of a kind, Tens
10 10
BB shows a pair of Kings
K K

Hero wins $3,254.44 (net +$1,337.09)

That graph is insane, wp boss.

sick giraffe, ggs

Goes to Africa for a month, comes home, wins 95k, total sicko!

Looking forward to Saturday

7pm saturday, what time zone are we talking?

7PM CEST time (it's not 21 20 here)

great stuff mate, hope you keep crushing the year!

We'll make an exception for you...