not happening

I agree with that.

Ok so yesterday I did 2 sessions. First session I went 4 hrs in the morning. Seem like the 20nl regs didn't want to give me any action. Seemed like a very nitty session. I think I am just going to do 2 hrs early and push the rest of the sessions to later during day and night. I did finish up half a buy in. Felt like I was playing on ACR. Bunch of nits.

The 2nd session they brought their balls to the table and it was a lot more aggressive at night. Very up and down session. A lot of fighting for pots which seems like the norm at these micros on global. It really feels like I am playing PLO. If people can play more aggressively and give action holdem can be a game people play again. I do think 6+ holdem could take over holdem in the future. I tried it out when ACR added it and you get way more action. Doubt any of the players were bots. WAs a lot of poor play by opponents. I am sure I wasn't that good either. I didn't even know that a set has more value then a straight. But anyways the action is pretty good at night and we finished up around 3 buyins.

I was doing my taxes last night and was so tired I passed out when I was about to do my Br update. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JjLd3MufCE&t=48s 5:15 that **** always has me dying.

Starting BR: 918
Ending BR: 990

I thought I would get to 50nl already but I guess its a little unrealistic in todays games. But to get through 2 limits and work my way to 20nl is not to shabby. Next month I think I can get 100nl. If I get to 100nl I think this Br challenge will be over in month 3-4. Your talking around 70k for this challenge +15k for winning the bet= 85k in 3-4 months. But I do expect a few big downswings. I am just hoping its at the higher limits and not have to go back to micro levels. If I can do this even in a year holdem is not dead game like people are saying. The action has been pretty crazy so far. So far 4nl, 10nl and 20nl they in general are going after these pots creating a lot of action.

Ty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQ8byG2mY8

So today is over. The first session I was about half a buyin and decided to play more at night. The regs are very nitty in the morning. More of that ACR nit feeling session.

The 2nd session I was up about 3 or 4 buyins and at the very end right now I lost 2 3 way allins for around 60 bucks and watching the pots ship to the villains.

THe first I had 88 btn
sb 3b with KK and
bb cold called with AA.
I called with 88. Flop was like 2J8
we are all in the turn A and the river is K.

2nd hand
KK in Co
AK btn
JJ bb.
All in pre. Turn comes A river comes the J.

Is this real life? End of the session too. I could of been up huge tonight. WAs about break even over all. Its so demoralizing when it happens at end of session. I was so frustrated wanted to keep playing, but should not be result oriented. I am getting that way cause I want to get through this challenge fast. I am getting to competitive over this. I just have to realize its going to take awhile. But I got headache kickin up so ended night 2 bad beats in 3 way pots and headache. It can't get any worse then this so can only get better tomorrow I hope.

Starting BR: 990
Ending BR: 1008

Ok today was a long day. Woke up with the same headache but still played. First session I should of won around 200 dollars. But i lost half a buy in. I even got 1 outted top set vs bottom set on the river. Very irritating session. I had almost everyone dead on so many spots. I was running hot hitting big hands but they just would not hold up in all in situations. This carried over from yesterday. Its not a downswing but it feels like one. When 1 outters come if you hear thunder your wondering if lightning will strike you.

2nd session I came back more bad beats. These 2 outters weren't done with me yet. If Phil Hellmuth was in these 2 sessions he would of went ape tilt on his computer. Its been an insane last 2 days. I did finish up a few buy ins but dam I should of won around 300 bucks today. Either way I am glad it over with. I want to forget about today. Grind till I fart dust for a few buy ins whoop te do da day. Good thing is tommorrow is a new day. If Global let us record our hand history on hm2 my EV would have a rocket up its azz.

Starting BR: 1008
Ending BR: 1052

odd question what about things like blood clots?... (only ask cause I got superficial one apparently in my leg, not from poker per se though have been playing almost 2yrs now (9months single tabling on phone ha probably slowed my learning a bit lol, Zynga was my introduction to this game lol cheers playstore app) but yh spent 2.5 years of my life unemployed depressed and medicated up on sedating drugs, so slept dangerously long hrs like 16hr-24hr on regs and odd 36hr mixed in think one time literally stayed in bed 40hrs straight and think only awake 3 of them hrs I with odd week just stuck in bed due to mood suppose feeling **** weird so lotta inactivity due to no motivation meds depression etc actually to be completely honest this sh*t is still the case ha, still on the sedating meds still unemployed currently so a bum, but consciously trying just sleep less move more ha finding out about the clots relatively recent development, and obvs I want off the medication as soon as I can do... not sure when though... and want my clot sorted was on blood thinners but got taken off cause coughed blood so awaiting cardiologist appointment in a month ha lifes great ha, and yh ideally want to get a job get back into employment though having my back injury ill just never be able to go back to what I was doing due to nature of what was doing urgh odd thing is even though pokers in my mind prob contributed to this clot along with the silly long sleeps (cause well your on your arse inactive) its equally kept me kinda sane these past few yrs as entertainment got me out my head a bit while am awake killed the boredom a little and also guess loneliness too to a degree silly games kept me company ha didn't expect I could like love a card game so much either ha I was actually far more active sporty before all this bullsh*t) ive gone off topic and rambling now but don't injure your back and become unemployed don't be alcoholic then go crazy and fall into weird suicidal depression when you stop and don't sleep 2.5yrs of your life away like a mong ha.
alright that's out my system yh being that you've played well for donkeys by sounds of it how to you keep healthy when your sitting for well I presume you have done for very long periods or stretches of time in the past????


(sorry my posts silly long but was curious)


also gl with the challenge be fun following this love your way with words too some of your posts had wetting myself visualising it ha

cheers night

might wanna get them headaches checked out mate make sure not something more insidious, blood pressure related or something?? if got money/comfortably financed im guessing you can get good health care better safe than sorry dude.

Headaches run in my family. I have had them all my life. I bought gunnars and I think I am gonna quit wearing them. They change your eye sight a little bit. I have some knock off gunnars that don't. So I think I am gonna go back to those even though they are more uncomfortable. But I know part of it is triggered from different foods. My friend is a nutritionist was telling me our blood reacts differently to different foods based on your particular blood type. So I bought this book. The Eat Right 4 Your Type The complete Blood Type Encyclopedia. So I think that will help some. And I am going to start doing qi gong exercises. Supposedly another theory is you get qi blockage in your body its like trapped energy. So the theory is when you stress it creates like a knot of energy that gets trapped in your body and its unhealthy. And we get plenty of it from poker.

So I am going to start doing some qi gong exercises and see if that helps. I wont go to a doctor unless I want to do blood test, get shot, or break an arm or something. I like doing alternative medications. My doctor is actually amazed how many times I fixed myself. But actually my friend the nutritionist nerd helped me out a lot. He works with pro body builders keeping their body in good health while they are stacking all these hardcore steroids. So maybe you should go talk with a nutritionist too even though your seeing a doctor and get another point of view on your health. They are like scientists with what goes into the body and how your body reacts to different things you eat or don't eat. They will know by your diet where your lacking nutrition wise. I think nutrition is big thing especially if your gonna grind poker. Sometimes doctors can help and from my experience they never helped me to much when it comes to health and nutrition.

arh fairs dude, cheers for the reply advice too

Another rough day for me on the variance side of things. But first session I won a few buy ins. The regs aren't coming after me anymore. I also am noticing the player pool is starting to go down. I am not seeing the same every day regs playing last few days. Not sure if the moved up or down in stakes. But it will be tough getting the volume if they aren't playing.

2nd session was pretty brutal. I was up probably around 4 or 5 buyins and once again at end of the session I took some awful rivers. I ended up maybe 1 buyin. Its so brutal to end session that way. Just push me in front of a train already Global Poker. I can see how these BR challenges are draining. Its tough on me to drop tables too but I just have to get used to it. Either way at least still finishing in the green at end of these sessions. Just doesn't feel like much. Will just keep grinding and not worry about the BR anymore and try go back to just having fun playing.

Day 33-
Starting BR: 1052
Ending BR: 1108

wild that you're doing this when you're a winning plo player with a decent roll and the bet is only for 15k. With that said, GL

Yep gl with the BR challenge. Its definitely a roller coaster ride so just try enjoy the ride.

I see why these BR challenges are so rough. Its not the challenge itself thats rough but its building the BR at micros. Because you don't win much and its hard to stay motivated. You think you go to micros and just crush everyone but man the variance is rough cause they wanna see the turn and river regardless what they have and they keep sucking out. But if I can get to 100nl by end of the month I think I can do this no problem.The grind to get to higher stakes is rough part. I keep reminding myself if I get through the micros I will be fine rest of the challenge. Just dealing with a faulty cashier and going from PLO to Holdem is rough in itself. But I just have to stay focused and hopefully get it done as I am planning in 4 to 5 months. Ty for the GL I definitely need some about right now.

So today was a rough day. Internet kept cutting out lost some pots due to disconnecting. Tried again tonight and was disconnecting again so I decided just to stop and try again tomorrrow. I am noticing the player pool is getting a lot smaller. I don't know how I am going to get more volume. I am guessing my afternoon sessions will have to start being at night. There is just not enough tables running. Maybe its due to the holiday and people need to buy christmas presents and cant afford to play poker. I don't know but seems kind of odd last few days the regs I normally see aren't playing. But hopefully tomorrow the internet starts running properly. If not it might be my router is bad and I will have to replace it cause internet company said internet running fine for everyone else. Its always something. I can't just have things run smoothly. I lost about 2 buyins lost just about every flip vs ss nits. Those ss nits are so annoying. Anyways on to tomorrow.

Day 34
Starting BR:1108
Ending BR: 1074

Ok today in afternoon its full of dam nits wont give me any action now. They went from aggro to avoiding me bunch of nits. I was up about 3 buyins and we have big 3 way pot brewing
Hero 3b AKs bb 200 bbs deep
UTG 150 bbs deep calls TJs
btn calls 200 bbs deep 56s

flop comes 23Qsss we flop yahtzee all in on the flop turn bricks off and river comes 4s.

I said its about time I won a big pot and I see 5.5 buy ins going to the btn thinking the rng is broken like everything else on the site not realizing he has a straight flush. Global loves to bend me over and stick it in. Are you kidding me a straight flush Global Poker? Might as well give him a royal flush at least I would notice that and not be caught off guard losing a pot christ almighty. Ended session up only 1 buyin

The 2nd session started still traumatized not just from the last bad beat but pretty much all week of crazy beats on the river. I am now turning into a paranoid dude on crack wondering whats gonna happen every hand I am in now. Finally a decent session no crazy bad beats. They must of felt sorry for me and turned off the doom switch. ended the last session I guess up around 4 buyins. On to tomorrow. Lets see how much trauma Global gives me tomorrow.

Day 35:
Starting BR: 1074
Ending BR: 1166

My mind set for poker

I want you guys to know what we go through as a grinder and you have to have a tough mentality to do this for a living. Losing for a week to probably 40 to 50 3 outters, 2 outters and even a 1 outter ( playing with heavy volume). And this is just holdem PLO can even get worse. I have to deal with a cashier not reloading my money properly twice, have had several migraines, stomach ache, my chest was bothering me from working out i injured my sternum and it hurt for a week it was very painful, players trying to collude against me, internet connection problems I had a bad modem i had to change out. And I could of quit this challenge because of the cashier issue. But I decided to keep going no matter what even if I have to drop tables which i did. And thats even tough cause that means this challenge will take longer since my volume will be lower. And you guys are going to have all kinds of issues playing poker. There is tons of variable change that happens on a daily basis. Its not gonna be beautiful every day where your health, the tech and the variance all run perfectly. Your always gonna have some issues so you gotta get used to grind through it.

So when I read some of your post you guys make about your to tired, don't feel like playing, or you want to spend time with your girlfriend then I know you can't do this for a living. your just wasting time. If your tired thats not a good excuse do shorter sessions but get the hrs in. Whatever it takes make sure you get your volume in and if your consistent doing it daily you will get used to it.

Meditation is important to control your thoughts not let them control you. But thats one piece of it. someone message me complaining saying meditation not working. It takes years of practice not a few days. Poker will push you to another level if you stick with it. Its like working out the hardest part is showing up at the gym. Once your there then you got no choice you gotta work out. Once your session gets going the hard part is over. Then you just gotta play and be ready for all these bad things that might come your way and deal with it. This song is how your mind set should be. You gotta be confident at almost a sick level. I am telling you guys the truth not gonna sugar coat anything. its not easy but it becomes easier if you stick with it. Everyone can play poker for a living. You don't have to a genius to make money at it. You just have to keep at it thats it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAqgXYSeKdA

So you need meditation also you gotta motivate yourself. You can't just try to be zen buddha to be a poker player. If you guys have questions about you can pm me. But i don't to hear your complaints about not being able to grind poker. I promise I got more then you and I am still playing.

Today early in afternoon I won about 3 buyins. Was a lot of actoin and nice start. Some of the 20nl regs were back with a vengeance. Very aggro session. Was fun a lot of back and forth pots. They came back to the hood and took it the streets with me.

2nd session was a roller coaster ride. Up and down up and down all session. Didn't feel like I could get on a winning streak on all in pots. AT the end I think I ended up 5 bucks. Almost enough to get a mcdonalds value meal. We are on a slow track to getting to 50nl. Still waiting for a big day at 20nl since first day. Just haven't had it yet.

Day 36-
Starting BR: 1166
Ending BR: 1230

So today is over and I am glad it is. Was very rough in the afternoon. I lost 6 buy in pot AA vs KK was brutal the board ran out a straight to his K. And then I lost another big pot set of jacks he had set of Qs and before I knew I was down about 10 buyins after the first 4 hrs. Every big hand in a big pot lost. I just couldn't believe it.

Now the 2nd session I won about 3 buyins back. Was very aggro player pool and a lot of big pots. But just haven't had that hot streak. THe volume is way down on the site so I am trying to negotiate with the person I am betting to add another site. I told him he can pick whatever site he wants and i just want to add 1 or 2 more tables. He doesn't seem like he wants to budge. But we will see. Or maybe the traffic will pick back up after the holidays on Global. Hopefully this downswing is over with tomorrow.

day 37-
Starting BR: 1230
Ending BR: 1100

So i screen shot it this time. I have about 50-60 dollars stuck on a table. I can't get back on the table. It wont open up. My money frozen on the table. I sent the screen shot to global poker. lets see what they do about it . Until I get that money off my money is right 1091. But I should be around 1140-1150. I was just done with my session closing out the tables and this table is stuck. I am fed up with this site. I think I am done with challenge unless my friends lets me continue on another site. I can't have money stolen from me. Now I am done over 100 dollars on frozen money on these tables. This is so tilting. If Global refunds me I will post the note and if not I will post the screen shot of me being stuck on the table and i will show you guys global saying I was never on the table. Cutting tables down doesn't work either. Your basically screwed if the tables freeze. Imo don't play on global until they can fix this. I am pretty pissed off right now. I have to postpone this until Global can fix this issue. I just reloaded the page and yep the money is gone. But I have that screen shot that I was on the table since it showing in the tabs they better pay me back this time. This is ridiculous.

Day 38??
Starting BR: 1100
Ending BR : ???

So now I am wondering if this **** happend again yesterday and I didn't notice it . Losing 10 buyins is crazy in a session. The other one I think was down 7 or 8 buyins when it wasn't working. I know lost those sessions but I might of had table that was froze with big stack on it. I probably didn't notice it. I am so livid right now. How can this kind problem happen on a poker site in 2018? Now I am wondering in the past since i been on global if i lost even more money. Cause I have reloaded the cashier before and its like wtf where all my money go? And I was thinking maybe its rake. No these tables are freezing and taking our money. And u don't notice cause the tables closes out. But your still stuck on the table if it shows up in the tabs. Then you try to sit back on the table and you can't. Then your money is gone. There is no way to unfreeze the table. I can deal just about anything when it comes to poker my health et to play. BUt not a cashier taking my money. I have had migraine the last 2 days trying to play through it. ANd now i see my money is stolen? Seriously wteffin hell

Global poker response is that it a mtt and there is no issue with this mtt. So this I guarantee if your multi tabling this is happening to all of you. So this is for particularly broken stars who called me a liar which he owes me an apology. But what happens is when your done with your session you close out all your tables and they all close out and you update your cashier and it looks short but you guys leave not noticing one table is frozen. Look on the upper left hand corner all the way up by the address bar. It says Santa Rosa .10/.20 ( global is saying it a mtt) smh. I go to click on the table it wont open. I can go back to other tables i left and they open just fine. But this particular wont open. I been clearing my cache and cookies before every session now because of the fear of freezing. I shortened tables. And now this is the 3rd time that I know of. So your guys money is being frozen on tables and i guarantee you guy have lost that money on those tables. Who knows how much money we are losing since they put that stupid reload button on the cashier. Your not going to notice this happening cause the table closes but it way up by the address bar. I emailed Global back if they don't pay me back this time I am going to find out who their gaming commission is. This is proof. They can't explain how I have a tab above of me being on a table but no table anywhere to play on. Its not on my end cause I can open up any other table just fine except that one. Its a glitch on their end and tables are freezing up on the site. They just don't want to admit they have to fix this. So now I am waiting for response for Global. They better give me a good one and fix this. I honestly don't care about the money except for them to own up this issue I found and to fix it so I can continue this challenge because the guys playing the higher stakes are losing money. They don't even know cause the table is gone and the put the table tab so high you don't even notice the tab and leave thinking oh maybe it was due to rake or something. I left santa rosa last and kept hitting reload button knowing I had over 50 on the table wondering how I could be down 10 dollars. Nobody stacked me in the session. And i was like i guess i did somehow and was getting ready to leave and noticed the last second the upper tab saying santa rosa .10/.20. So i am probably not even noticing this most of the time. I email them a screen shot of it as proof and they are denying it saying its on my end that nobody had a problem playing this mtt. I am like huh? This is cash table. Last time it was no proof i was on the table. This time they calling it a mtt. Like wtf is going on here? And proof I am not lying - THe top has a tab that your on the tables and at the very bottom of your computer it will show you have a table open your playing on. Look at the bottom no table box to click on to sit on santa rosa.

Sabrina (Global Poker)

Dec 9, 5:45 PM AWST
Hello

Thank you for contacting Global Poker Customer Support.

We understand why you feel that way towards our site ( me saying its not working properly). We have already checked the tournament you mentioned in your previous email and we have confirmed that there were no interruptions in the game as previously advised. We did not have any technical nor server issues during the time the said tournaments are running. Other players were able to perform acts during the tournament as well.

Now that I have proof i was on the cash game table they call it a mtt instead. Thats what she saying this time. Last time they said they checked all my cash game tables and there is no proof I was ever on the table. the last 2 times they said that. So now I have screen shot they can't claim that anymore. Are they going to fix this or allow this glitch to continue to takes peoples money. Cause whatever money is missing and disappears they get to pocket it cause when you cash out you cash out less money. So if they refuse to fix this your money is being wiped out of your poker account in small settle slow increments from 1 table being stuck. Not all of them very sneakily its 1 or 2. I don't recommend playing cash games. Mtts is probably fine but don't play cash games. They have to fix this first.

Now that I have proof the money is being stuck and I am losing money I told the person I am betting I get to go another site and add a minimum of 100 dollars to my BR challenge even though thats just what I found missing but I am pretty sure more has been stolen out my account. I think thats more then fair on this bet and its only 100 bucks. His only answer is I have to play on global. That the rules are rules we can't start changing rules when we never have before. So I told him you want to buy out? He said no your buying out if I don't follow the rules. So i said for now we will post pone it and get other grinders to vote on this if we can't come up with a compromise cause I can't play on a messed up cashier. Right now I am dealing with Global nonsense and day 38 should not count until this issue if fixed. And he wants day 38 to count no matter what. this is why you don't bet stubborn person whos like Barney Fife whe it comes to a bet.. So i guess I will add day 38 as loss of 10 dollars unless i get a credit back. I even lowered my BR to challenge amount cash outing the rest and stopped playing PLO cause he was worried I was adding PLO profits to br. Which i wasn't. But regardless I might do poll or something to have a vote on whether I can play on another site or not and who has to buy out. This was supposed to be fun to do not a dam nightmare.

Day 38
Starting BR: 1100
Ending BR: 1091