Hi All,

A bit about me:
I am an American male junior in college, have been playing poker since mid-2013, and from a $50 deposit built a small roll of $1200 by 2014. I withdrew the roll to take care of some bills and stopped playing poker to focus on school.

Last week I logged into ACR and realized that I have $67.47 in the roll. I spent the last two weeks reading Harrington and Janda's Applications, and feel ready to get back into the grind.

The challenge:
1. 5k by the end of August playing ONLY 6max NLHE
2. I will start with stupid aggressive BRM--I don't mind redepositing--so will play 10NL until I have 12.5 BI, then will take shots at 25NL, returning to 10NL if I drop to 10 BI. Once I achieve 25BI at 25NL, I will revert to a normal, conservative BRM.
3. Play a min of 2 hours per day, 6 days a week, with a minimum of an hour of reading/study for every 5 hours of play.
4. Post in the strat forums at least once a day.
5. Post daily, weekly, and monthly graphs.
6. Post at least one hand per day.

Looking for all the help I can get:
Right now I only have one friend that I can really talk poker with. I know that talking about hands is massively beneficial so am actively seeking a skype group to work with.

Bankroll:
Current: $67.47

First session yesterday, only ~400 hands, but one tabling and really thinking about plays.


The session was frustrating. At the very end I lost to the nut flush with second nut.

Most interesting hand of the session:
Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 33.12 BB (VPIP: 58.10, PFR: 25.71, 3Bet Preflop: 5.71, Hands: 107)
BTN: 128.92 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 21.43, 3Bet Preflop: 2.50, Hands: 113)
Hero (SB): 190.12 BB
BB: 48.6 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 148.24 BB (VPIP: 90.54, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 76)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q A

UTG calls 1 BB, CO raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, UTG calls 8 BB, CO calls 6 BB

Flop: (28 BB, 3 players) 5 4 J
Hero bets 16 BB, UTG calls 16 BB, CO raises to 24.12 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 8.12 BB, UTG calls 8.12 BB

Turn: (100.36 BB, 3 players) T
Hero checks, UTG checks

River: (100.36 BB, 3 players) Q
Hero checks, UTG bets 46.4 BB, fold

CO wins 95.36 BB

0.96 BB was deducted from the pot for the jackpot.

Because he had to show down with the all-in player I didn't put any bluffs in his range, pretty hysterical that I got pushed out there. I deserved it, leading the flop was questionable.

Results:
+$13.15
Roll: $80.62

Interesting session today. I told myself, you goddamned idiot don't triple barrel bluff you'll lose money ****er, then I triple barreled and **** me.

Otherwise, I found myself really in the zone with my play.

Example 1: This dude had a ridiculous high aggression factor and I went with intuition.
Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 45.92 BB (VPIP: 24.68, PFR: 23.04, 3Bet Preflop: 12.82, Hands: 235)
Hero (BB): 36 BB
UTG: 243.2 BB (VPIP: 16.00, PFR: 8.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
CO: 99.56 BB (VPIP: 30.25, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 17.14, Hands: 124)
BTN: 48.4 BB (VPIP: 42.11, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 19)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A 3

fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 2.48 BB, Hero calls 1.48 BB

Flop: (4.96 BB, 2 players) 2 2 6
SB bets 4 BB, Hero calls 4 BB

Turn: (12.96 BB, 2 players) 7
SB bets 38 BB, Hero calls 29.52 BB and is all-in

River: (72 BB, 2 players) A

Hero wins 68.4 BB

0.96 BB was deducted from the pot for the jackpot.

Same player, different hand:
Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 203 BB (VPIP: 21.30, PFR: 15.74, 3Bet Preflop: 2.70, Hands: 111)
CO: 40 BB (VPIP: 27.56, PFR: 23.23, 3Bet Preflop: 3.64, Hands: 159)
BTN: 19.8 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 14)
Hero (SB): 61.32 BB
BB: 50 BB

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A 2

fold, CO raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 6 BB, fold, CO calls 4 BB

Flop: (13 BB, 2 players) 2 5 Q
Hero bets 5 BB, CO raises to 10 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

Turn: (33 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero checks, CO bets 24 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 24 BB

River: (81 BB, 2 players) J

Hero wins 76.96 BB

0.96 BB was deducted from the pot for the jackpot.

I put myself in some difficult positions--for example, I should have shoved the turn here:
Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 50 BB (VPIP: 14.81, PFR: 14.81, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 27)
Hero (BTN): 36.8 BB
SB: 43.92 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 6.25, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
BB: 38.48 BB (VPIP: 18.60, PFR: 18.60, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 46)
UTG: 41.4 BB (VPIP: 35.71, PFR: 35.71, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 15)
MP: 56.96 BB (VPIP: 25.66, PFR: 23.03, 3Bet Preflop: 15.09, Hands: 154)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A 2

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2.6 BB, fold

Flop: (7 BB, 2 players) Q 9 A
SB bets 4.44 BB, Hero calls 4.44 BB

Turn: (15.88 BB, 2 players) J
SB bets 10.08 BB, Hero calls 10.08 BB

River: (36.04 BB, 2 players) T
SB bets 26.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 19.28 BB and is all-in

SB wins 70.88 BB

0.96 BB was deducted from the pot for the jackpot.

Anyways, here is the graph:


Bankroll: $111.48

Another good day for the bankroll:


I woke up, had a great day at work, then felt relaxed playing. I let my play get out of hand and got it in behind pre QQ vs KK when my HUD told me he shoves AA and KK, but other than that there were no horrible tilt-induced mistakes (usually my downfall).

I will post the most interesting hands tomorrow after my session review.

Bankroll: $225.10

Nice hands. Hopefully you'll make your target!