good answer - and interested to keep hearing how it goes for you. Me and D7 were looking at the google trends too yesterday - these big moves make me fairly uncomfortable honestly and so was nice to see we aren't at 2017 FOMO on that metric at least.

Also agree that a pullback seems completely inevitable.

Problem is that everybody in 2017 was screaming pullback all the way from 10k to 20k and everybody still got rekt. Could be nice little history repeat

To be fair, most people got wrecked in 2017 because people were expecting a pullback and so bought the dip to $14k, and what they got was a blow off top and a 85% drop over 16 months

It might happen that way again, but it seems way more likely that we'll be consolidating and setting new ATHs over the next 6-12 months.

Also: 1k posts in the thread, thanks for reading and contributing ppl

Sky is fallingggggggggg

What level do we think the correction is gonna go to?

10k, 9500, 8500 I’m buying.

Sold at 13400 fwiw, so timed it pretty well.

What % of total holdings did you sell there? Do you have separate portfolios for trading / longterm or wing it?

Yeah I have a trading account and a cold store of BTC. Cold store I don’t touch and have no plans to until at least new ATHs. I closed all of my buy trades between $13400 and $12700 on Wednesday.

Have to say, BTC is looking unexpectedly constructive on the shorter timeframes (1 and 4hr), was really hoping to pick some up on the cheap.

Also, gold at 5 year highs on a pretty blue sky breakout. Really wishing I’d gone with that leveraged long I spoke about at the start of the year

June-July

Conscious I haven't been keeping this thread updated recently. I've not really been motivated to do so, and have been travelling a fair bit so volume has been pretty dismal. Aimee and I were in the Lake District for a week at an awesome Spa resort named Brimstone. Don't think I've ever been so chilled out than I was after a few days there. Had no phones/laptops with us, so it was great to just disconnect and relax.

Also flew over to Berlin for a few days with mates to see Metallica in concert. They're a band I've wanted to see live for years now, and they exceeded my expectations. I thought they might sound a bit tired, given that they're in their 60s or whatever. But nah, so so fkn good.



Here's the graph since I last updated, which is mostly June and July with a few days from the end of May while SCOOP was running. Played a small amount of 2knl as I found a spot at a table with Scout326, which was good fun. Still mixing 200 and 500z primarily. Volume will pick up again now that summer is almost over and distractions are out of the way

1) vs king of midstakes

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $10/$20 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $2,212.96 (111 bb)
MP: $2,338.21 (117 bb)
CO: $4,255.95 (213 bb)
BU: $1,535.00 (77 bb)
SB (Hero): $4,117.45 (206 bb)
BB: $2,000.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($30) Hero is SB with K♦ Q♦
4 players fold, Hero raises to $60, BB calls $40

Flop: ($120) 4♦ 5♥ Q♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $38.61, BB calls $38.61

Turn: ($197.22) 9♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $262.20, BB calls $262.20

River: ($721.62) 4♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $633.03, BB calls $633.03

Total pot: $1,987.68 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
SB (Hero) shows K♦ Q♦ (two pair, Queens and Fours)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 46%, Flop: 72%, Turn: 89%, River: 100%)

BB mucks A♥ 3♠ (a pair of Fours)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 54%, Flop: 28%, Turn: 11%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) wins $1,984.68

2) rec

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 ($1 ante) - 8 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $378.70 (76 bb)
UTG+1: $507.00 (101 bb)
MP: $514.50 (103 bb)
MP+1: $557.98 (112 bb)
CO (Hero): $514.50 (103 bb)
BU: $1,285.16 (257 bb)
SB: $1,070.92 (214 bb)
BB: $619.93 (124 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15.50) Hero is CO with Q♣ A♣
4 players fold, Hero raises to $12.50, BTN calls $12.50, 2 players fold

Flop: ($40.50) 2♣ 4♠ 5♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $19.24, Hero raises to $64.11, BTN raises to $115, Hero calls $50.89

Turn: ($270.50) K♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $133.75, Hero raises to $386 (all-in), BTN calls $252.25

River: ($1,042.50) 9♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $1,042.50 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
CO (Hero) shows Q♣ A♣ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 49%, Flop: 32%, Turn: 77%, River: 100%)

BU shows 5♦ 5♠ (three of a kind, Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 51%, Flop: 68%, Turn: 23%, River: 0%)

CO (Hero) wins $1,039.50

3) Reg

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,092.87 (219 bb)
MP: $531.52 (106 bb)
CO: $717.65 (144 bb)
BU (Hero): $500.00 (100 bb)
SB: $601.37 (120 bb)
BB: $1,192.61 (239 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BTN with 4♥ J♥
3 players fold, Hero raises to $12.50, 1 fold, BB calls $7.50

Flop: ($27.50) J♠ 4♠ 9♥ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $18.28, BB calls $18.28

Turn: ($64.06) K♥ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $82.43, BB calls $82.43

River: ($228.92) K♠ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $386.79 (all-in), BB calls $386.79

Total pot: $1,002.50 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
BU (Hero) shows 4♥ J♥ (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 38%, Flop: 82%, Turn: 77%, River: 0%)

BB shows K♦ T♣ (three of a kind, Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 62%, Flop: 18%, Turn: 23%, River: 100%)

BB wins $999.50

4) Reg

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $573.47 (115 bb)
MP: $560.91 (112 bb)
CO: $445.75 (89 bb)
BU: $855.71 (171 bb)
SB: $821.03 (164 bb)
BB (Hero): $706.48 (141 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BB with 9♥ 5♥
3 players fold, BTN raises to $11.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $6.50

Flop: ($25.50) J♦ 9♦ 5♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $16.95, Hero raises to $60.63, BTN raises to $167.50, Hero calls $106.87

Turn: ($360.50) 3♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $180, Hero raises to $527.48 (all-in), BTN calls $347.48

River: ($1,415.46) 8♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $1,415.46 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows 9♥ 5♥ (two pair, Nines and Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 30%, Flop: 73%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)

BU shows 9♣ A♠ (a pair of Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 70%, Flop: 27%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) wins $1,412.46

5) Rec

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 5 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $563.12 (113 bb)
CO: $500.00 (100 bb)
BU: $515.00 (103 bb)
SB (Hero): $1,327.54 (266 bb)
BB: $1,609.50 (322 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is SB with K♣ K♦
UTG raises to $15, CO 3-bets to $45, 1 fold, Hero 4-bets to $130, BB calls $125, 2 players fold

Flop: ($320) 5♠ 2♠ 6♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $104.61, BB calls $104.61

Turn: ($529.22) 8♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $368.35, BB calls $368.35

River: ($1,265.92) J♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $724.58 (all-in), BB calls $724.58

Total pot: $2,715.08 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
SB (Hero) shows K♣ K♦ (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 18%, Flop: 11%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

BB shows A♥ A♣ (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 82%, Flop: 89%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

BB wins $2,712.08

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No promises, but I'll try and do at least semi-regular updates.

Cheers

Sweet results, nice to see you mixing in up to 2k. Whats up with battling all the worst 500z lineups?

Thanks mate, hope things are going well for you! Haha, I just like playing between 9-5 on my timezone so that I can have a semi normal life outside of poker. Definitely see a lot of you in those lineups too though

Doing very good aswell, thanks. Yeah lately Ive been trying to stop playing those, its fun for sure, but im definitely not close to +EV in those lineups gl in august, hope you can shot some softer 5k games this month

Nah 5k is way too high for me. I’ll only play 2k if it’s a legitimate spot.

You make a good point with regards to the 500z games at times. Especially midweek daytime lately. I don’t have the heart to grind reg speed tables though. I should really just be playing 200z at those times I guess...

Damn that J4 is spicy as hell

Nice results, wp

What do you guys think about his turn call with his exact combo? Seems like playing 50% of rivers is hell.

Nice results. I always enjoy this thread.

Brimstone looks fantastic (but maybe a bit out of my price range.) Did you venture out much or just enjoy the resort? I've been thinking about doing a lake district trip. I've only ever passed through.

Have you ever been to Kirby Londsdale? My family have a home there. Highly recommended if you haven't!

That J4s really is a special one too

gl bro

J4 might be a large problem, nice results though

Thanks. Yeah it seemed worthy of posting.

Think your wwsf will get torched even more than mine if you start overfolding turns on wet boards at 500z

It’s absolutely brilliant. Couldn’t recommend it any more. It’s also the kind of place you could easily just do a long weekend at and you would get the same benefits I think. So that would bring down the costs. We spent the majority of our time in resort just using the spa and hotel facilities to be honest. But that was what we both wanted after a pretty stressful few months. We did venture in Ambleside, Windermere and Grassmere. Ambleside and Grasmere are really nice and quaint, full of cafes and boutique shops. Windermere too busy and tourist trappy for me, but I’m sure some people love it.

Nope, never been. Brimstone was right next to a place called Great Longsdale, so maybe pretty close? It’s the first time I’ve spent any time in the area.

I highly doubt it, cheers though!

Found some much welcomed heat to close out the month, so thought I'd drop a small update on the previous graph. +$6k or so mostly at 500z on Stars and then made about the same again on a different network, which isn't included in the graph.

1) Unknown - quite nice seeing this turn sizing with this hand

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG (Hero): $711.43 (142 bb)
MP: $581.54 (116 bb)
CO: $556.24 (111 bb)
BU: $682.95 (137 bb)
SB: $500.00 (100 bb)
BB: $178.31 (36 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is UTG with 4♦ 4♠
Hero raises to $12.50, 3 players fold, SB 3-bets to $55, 1 fold, Hero calls $42.50

Flop: ($115) 4♣ 4♥ J♣ (2 players)
SB bets $89.60, Hero calls $89.60

Turn: ($294.20) A♦ (2 players)
SB bets $87.36, Hero calls $87.36

River: ($468.92) 5♣ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $479.47 (all-in), SB calls $268.04 (all-in)

Total pot: $1,005 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
UTG (Hero) shows 4♦ 4♠ (four of a kind, Fours)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 51%, Flop: >99%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

SB shows A♣ K♣ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 49%, Flop: <1%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

UTG (Hero) wins $1,002

2) Reg - turn sizing sucks here I think, but it worked out

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $600.69 (120 bb)
MP: $3,312.73 (663 bb)
CO: $500.00 (100 bb)
BU: $500.00 (100 bb)
SB: $1,941.85 (388 bb)
BB (Hero): $511.20 (102 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BB with 8♥ 8♦
1 fold, MP raises to $12.50, CO calls $12.50, BTN calls $12.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $7.50

Flop: ($52.50) 8♣ 5♥ 2♣ (4 players)
Hero checks, MP checks, CO checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($52.50) K♥ (4 players)
Hero bets $34.92, MP raises to $120, CO folds, BTN calls $120, Hero raises to $498.70 (all-in), MP raises to $877.40, BU folds

River: ($1,169.90) 3♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $1,169.90 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
MP shows 5♠ 5♦ (three of a kind, Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 2%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) shows 8♥ 8♦ (three of a kind, Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 96%, Turn: 98%, River: 100%)

BB (Hero) wins $1,166.90

3) Click wars vs unique

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $2.50/$5.00 - 4 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG (Hero): $644.58 (129 bb)
BU: $632.22 (126 bb)
SB: $588.83 (118 bb)
BB: $518.27 (104 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is UTG with A♣ T♠
Hero raises to $12.50, 1 fold, SB 3-bets to $51.25, 1 fold, Hero 4-bets to $125, SB calls $73.75

Flop: ($255) 4♥ K♣ 8♠ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $63.38, SB raises to $140, Hero calls $76.62

Turn: ($535) T♥ (2 players)
SB bets $323.83 (all-in), Hero calls $323.83

River: ($1,182.66) 3♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $1,182.66 (Rake: $1.50)

Showdown:
SB shows 7♦ 6♦ (high card, King)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 42%, Flop: 37%, Turn: 18%, River: 0%)

UTG (Hero) shows A♣ T♠ (a pair of Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 58%, Flop: 63%, Turn: 82%, River: 100%)

UTG (Hero) wins $1,181.16

More quality results man wp.

Seems like since you had your horrible health scare you've had some well deserved heat.

gl in August! <3

Thanks bro, same to you! Definitely appreciating the life uptick. <3

glgl subbed!

Long time no update, will do a big update at the end of this month. Poker going well, but life is pretty hectic right now (had 5 different weddings and 2 stag away weekends in the past 2 months), so when it calms back down I'll start updating again. Definitely much better at poker than I ever have been.

I'm selling for the $1k 6-max shootout and and the $500 reg-speed WCOOP events tonight, 50% available at 1.075 MU. Hit me up if you'd like any action. If you're sending money on stars then please shoot me a PM beforehand.

10% - $169.85
5% - $84.93
etc.

Ill take all