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Kiranov micro's challenge - From NL2 to NL100 - ...again. Kiranov micro's challenge - From NL2 to NL100 - ...again.

01-27-2018 , 02:25 PM
Hello everybody!

Here I am once again with a new challenge!

At the end of 2016 I challenged myself to beat the microstakes, starting with a 100€ BR trying to reach a 3.000€ one. It went pretty well, you can see the original thread here: LINK

A lot of haters were pointing out that it was played on Pokerstars.it in a fishy field and that they would kick my ass on a .com field.

So... why not to find out???

I recently moved to Germany, so I will be able to play on the .com field legally.

My original nickname (Kiranov) was unluckily taken, so I opted for a new one: GamblerGoat.

In the last month or so I fooled around a bit at various stakes, and to be honest I didn't find that much of a difference with the .it field.

Let's do it again then! Same rules:

Quote:
100$ start @NL2
150$ -> LVL UP NL5
-------------------------------------
125$ -> LVL DOWN NL2
300$ -> LVL UP NL10
-------------------------------------
250$ -> LVL DOWN NL5
750$ -> LVL UP NL25
-------------------------------------
625$ -> LVL DOWN NL10
1.500$ -> LVL UP NL50
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1.250$ -> LVL DOWN NL25
3.000$ -> LVL UP NL100 - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

This time it might take a bit more for many reasons:
- I never ran really bad the 1st time
- My marriage is in less than 1 month and I have still to organize a lot of things
- .com field might actually be tougher than expected!
- I'm currently playing on a chinese app which is simply too juicy to give up

I may stream sometime. Here is my twitch channel: LINK

I'll probably start tomorrow! GL to me!

(sorry to everybody who was expecting the pt. II of the main one 3k -> 30k. Don't worry, It will come!)
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01-28-2018 , 01:06 PM
Still reading ur first thread lol

GL again!
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01-28-2018 , 04:39 PM
Done playing for today!

The field is as funny as I remembered

Started super-well, ended meh after some pretty sick coolers and with some bluff I probably should not have tried



BR: 102$
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01-29-2018 , 11:39 AM
GL on this! Will you be splitting volume on ZOOM and reg tables?
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01-29-2018 , 11:57 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ToiletBowler
GL on this! Will you be splitting volume on ZOOM and reg tables?
Thanks

The plan is to start 100% zoom, but I might add some normal tables in the future

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01-29-2018 , 12:16 PM
If you have something to prove ZOOM is the place to do it!

Shame you’ll have to go through me at 10z though
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01-29-2018 , 05:07 PM


Played a few today and it went ok Once again, I did some extra bluff which I shouldn't have done. Hope I'll get used!

BR: 105$
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01-29-2018 , 06:08 PM
in for this! good luck!
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01-29-2018 , 06:13 PM
ill gatekeep 25z just for you ma boy
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01-30-2018 , 05:19 PM


Another decent day, but I'm still unable to express my best game and I end up doing more mistakes than I should! This time is taking me a bit more time to get used to the stake.

Well, let's see tomorrow!

BR: 108$
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01-30-2018 , 05:53 PM
Subbed, GL!
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01-31-2018 , 06:22 PM


Let's just say I ran better I'll just see the bright side: in a regular grinding day such run would have probably meant something like -1k and a lot of monkey-tilting

Anyway super-happy with the approach I used, finally playing a bit more in the line with the stake

BR: 105.5$
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02-01-2018 , 07:25 PM


Finally above EV!

I chose to start posting the coolest hands I play on a daily basis... Just hands that are funny, hands where I own people and why not hands where I get owned!

    Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
    Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930589

    BTN: $2 (100 bb)
    SB: $4.07 (203.5 bb)
    Hero (BB): $2.65 (132.5 bb)
    UTG: $2 (100 bb)
    MP: $2.39 (119.5 bb)
    CO: $6.55 (327.5 bb)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with A 9
    UTG folds, MP raises to $0.04, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.02

    Flop: ($0.09) T 3 8 (2 players)
    Hero checks, MP bets $0.02, Hero raises to $0.08, MP calls $0.06

    Turn: ($0.25) 6 (2 players)
    Hero bets $0.20, MP calls $0.20

    River: ($0.65) 6 (2 players)
    Hero checks, MP bets $0.32, Hero raises to $2.33 and is all-in, MP folds

    Spoiler:
    Results: $1.29 pot ($0.05 rake)
    Final Board: T 3 8 6 6
    Hero mucked A 9 and won $1.24 ($0.60 net)
    MP mucked and lost (-$0.64 net)



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    BR: 113$
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    02-01-2018 , 10:46 PM
    More river xraises plz and attacking capped ranges with over-bets punish the noobs at the micros make them feel pain.

    Spoiler:
    I feel bad because ppl are prolly playing for a living in those poorer 3rd world countries and ur just being a bully lol
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    02-02-2018 , 07:26 PM
    Today's mood:




    People I owned:

      Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
      Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930649

      BTN: $2.67 (133.5 bb)
      SB: $2.30 (115 bb)
      Hero (BB): $2 (100 bb)
      UTG: $3.61 (180.5 bb)
      MP: $2.14 (107 bb)
      CO: $2.82 (141 bb)

      Preflop: Hero is BB with 9 9
      UTG folds, MP raises to $0.05, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.03

      Flop: ($0.11) 3 K 6 (2 players)
      Hero checks, MP bets $0.06, Hero calls $0.06

      Turn: ($0.23) J (2 players)
      Hero checks, MP checks

      River: ($0.23) T (2 players)
      Hero checks, MP bets $0.16, Hero raises to $0.70, MP folds

      Spoiler:
      Results: $0.55 pot ($0.02 rake)
      Final Board: 3 K 6 J T
      Hero mucked 9 9 and won $0.53 ($0.26 net)
      MP mucked and lost (-$0.27 net)



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        Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
        Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930650

        BTN: $3.14 (157 bb)
        SB: $1.86 (93 bb)
        Hero (BB): $2.32 (116 bb)
        UTG: $1.62 (81 bb)
        MP: $2.75 (137.5 bb)
        CO: $4.64 (232 bb)

        Preflop: Hero is BB with J 3
        4 folds, SB completes, Hero checks

        Flop: ($0.04) T 6 K (2 players)
        SB checks, Hero bets $0.04, SB calls $0.04

        Turn: ($0.12) 2 (2 players)
        SB checks, Hero checks

        River: ($0.12) A (2 players)
        SB checks, Hero bets $0.22, SB folds

        Spoiler:
        Results: $0.12 pot
        Final Board: T 6 K 2 A
        SB mucked and lost (-$0.06 net)
        Hero mucked J 3 and won $0.12 ($0.06 net)



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          Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
          Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930652

          BTN: $6.74 (337 bb)
          SB: $2 (100 bb)
          Hero (BB): $2.88 (144 bb)
          UTG: $3.11 (155.5 bb)
          MP: $2.68 (134 bb)
          CO: $2.01 (100.5 bb)

          Preflop: Hero is BB with 5 K
          4 folds, SB raises to $0.05, Hero calls $0.03

          Flop: ($0.10) 4 8 9 (2 players)
          SB checks, Hero bets $0.08, SB calls $0.08

          Turn: ($0.26) 2 (2 players)
          SB checks, Hero bets $0.18, SB calls $0.18

          River: ($0.62) Q (2 players)
          SB checks, Hero bets $0.86, SB folds

          Spoiler:
          Results: $0.62 pot ($0.02 rake)
          Final Board: 4 8 9 2 Q
          SB mucked and lost (-$0.31 net)
          Hero mucked 5 K and won $0.60 ($0.29 net)



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          People who owned me:

            Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
            Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930651

            BTN: $2.10 (105 bb)
            SB: $2.83 (141.5 bb)
            Hero (BB): $4.30 (215 bb)
            UTG: $7.08 (354 bb)
            MP: $2.15 (107.5 bb)
            CO: $2.46 (123 bb)

            Preflop: Hero is BB with K J
            3 folds, BTN raises to $0.05, SB folds, Hero calls $0.03

            Flop: ($0.11) 5 A Q (2 players)
            Hero checks, BTN checks

            Turn: ($0.11) 3 (2 players)
            Hero bets $0.08, BTN calls $0.08

            River: ($0.27) 7 (2 players)
            Hero bets $0.42, BTN calls $0.42

            Spoiler:
            Results: $1.11 pot ($0.04 rake)
            Final Board: 5 A Q 3 7
            BTN showed A 3 and won $1.07 ($0.52 net)
            Hero showed K J and lost (-$0.55 net)



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            + Every single gambler in the Chinese App

            BR: 121$
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            02-03-2018 , 07:45 PM


            Meh day. I had better days relative to variance, but I played distracted and that shouldn't happen.

            Had some fun anyway!

            As usual owning...

              Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
              Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930837

              BTN: $2.45 (122.5 bb)
              SB: $3.59 (179.5 bb)
              BB: $1.80 (90 bb)
              UTG: $2.65 (132.5 bb)
              Hero (MP): $4.31 (215.5 bb)
              CO: $0.28 (14 bb)

              Preflop: Hero is MP with A 3
              UTG raises to $0.06, Hero raises to $0.18, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.12

              Flop: ($0.39) 7 3 9 (2 players)
              UTG checks, Hero bets $0.20, UTG calls $0.20

              Turn: ($0.79) 8 (2 players)
              UTG checks, Hero checks

              River: ($0.79) J (2 players)
              UTG bets $0.38, Hero raises to $3.93, UTG folds

              Spoiler:
              Results: $1.55 pot ($0.05 rake)
              Final Board: 7 3 9 8 J
              UTG mucked and lost (-$0.76 net)
              Hero mucked A 3 and won $1.50 ($0.74 net)



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              ... and getting owned (I admit, this terrible s**t was at least "optimistic" )

                Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
                Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930838

                BTN: $2.34 (117 bb)
                Hero (SB): $2 (100 bb)
                BB: $1.92 (96 bb)
                UTG: $0.14 (7 bb)
                MP: $3.91 (195.5 bb)
                CO: $2.37 (118.5 bb)

                Preflop: Hero is SB with 5 5
                3 folds, BTN raises to $0.05, Hero calls $0.04, BB folds

                Flop: ($0.12) T 2 6 (2 players)
                Hero checks, BTN checks

                Turn: ($0.12) 9 (2 players)
                Hero bets $0.08, BTN raises to $0.24, Hero calls $0.16

                River: ($0.60) 4 (2 players)
                Hero checks, BTN bets $0.48, Hero calls $0.48

                Spoiler:
                Results: $1.56 pot ($0.05 rake)
                Final Board: T 2 6 9 4
                BTN showed 2 2 and won $1.51 ($0.74 net)
                Hero mucked 5 5 and lost (-$0.77 net)



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                BR: 122$!
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                02-03-2018 , 07:51 PM
                Lol that 55 hand
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                02-03-2018 , 07:58 PM
                Quote:
                Originally Posted by Evoxgsr96
                Lol that 55 hand
                Somebody has to be a CS these days
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                02-04-2018 , 04:39 PM
                Played very few today but hammered pretty hard!

                Will start putting graphs inside spoilers because they bother me a lot

                Spoiler:


                A lot happened today.

                1. Met some people on drugs

                  Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
                  Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930873

                  BTN: $1.95 (97.5 bb)
                  SB: $2 (100 bb)
                  BB: $5.43 (271.5 bb)
                  Hero (UTG): $2.50 (125 bb)
                  MP: $2.65 (132.5 bb)
                  CO: $2.65 (132.5 bb)

                  Preflop: Hero is UTG with A A
                  Hero raises to $0.06, MP calls $0.06, CO calls $0.06, 2 folds, BB raises to $0.26, Hero raises to $0.62, 2 folds, BB calls $0.36

                  Flop: ($1.37) 9 5 8 (2 players)
                  BB checks, Hero bets $0.52, BB raises to $4.81 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.36 and is all-in

                  Turn: ($5.13) A (2 players, 2 are all-in)
                  River: ($5.13) 7 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

                  Results: $5.13 pot ($0.18 rake)
                  Final Board: 9 5 8 A 7
                  BB showed K Q and won $0.00 (-$2.50 net)
                  Hero showed A A and won $4.95 ($2.45 net)



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                  2. Owned someone

                    Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
                    Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930874

                    BTN: $4.68 (234 bb)
                    SB: $4.47 (223.5 bb)
                    Hero (BB): $2.03 (101.5 bb)
                    UTG: $2.03 (101.5 bb)
                    MP: $3.77 (188.5 bb)
                    CO: $2 (100 bb)

                    Preflop: Hero is BB with 8 8
                    UTG raises to $0.05, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.03

                    Flop: ($0.11) 6 K J (2 players)
                    Hero checks, UTG checks

                    Turn: ($0.11) K (2 players)
                    Hero bets $0.08, UTG calls $0.08

                    River: ($0.27) 5 (2 players)
                    Hero bets $0.08, UTG raises to $0.32, Hero calls $0.24

                    Results: $0.91 pot ($0.03 rake)
                    Final Board: 6 K J K 5
                    Hero showed 8 8 and won $0.88 ($0.43 net)
                    UTG showed 4 4 and lost (-$0.45 net)



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                    3. Got owned by someone

                      Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
                      Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930875

                      BTN: $1.94 (97 bb)
                      Hero (SB): $2.35 (117.5 bb)
                      BB: $2.30 (115 bb)
                      UTG: $2.20 (110 bb)
                      MP: $2.43 (121.5 bb)
                      CO: $3.49 (174.5 bb)

                      Preflop: Hero is SB with J Q
                      4 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, BB calls $0.04

                      Flop: ($0.12) Q A 4 (2 players)
                      Hero checks, BB bets $0.08, Hero calls $0.08

                      Turn: ($0.28) 9 (2 players)
                      Hero checks, BB bets $0.18, Hero raises to $0.58, BB calls $0.40

                      River: ($1.44) T (2 players)
                      Hero bets $1.63, BB calls $1.58

                      Results: $4.60 pot ($0.16 rake)
                      Final Board: Q A 4 9 T
                      Hero showed J Q and won $0.00 (-$2.30 net)
                      BB showed A 5 and won $4.44 ($2.14 net)



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                      4. Hiked a lot in the black forest!

                      BR: 133$
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                      02-05-2018 , 05:02 PM
                      Pretty good day!

                      Spoiler:


                      A cool hand for the day

                        Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
                        Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37930984

                        BTN: $5.85 (292.5 bb)
                        SB: $2.15 (107.5 bb)
                        Hero (BB): $2.46 (123 bb)
                        UTG: $1.96 (98 bb)
                        MP: $0.87 (43.5 bb)
                        CO: $6.17 (308.5 bb)

                        Preflop: Hero is BB with K Q
                        UTG folds, MP calls $0.02, CO raises to $0.08, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.06, MP calls $0.06

                        Flop: ($0.25) K 8 5 (3 players)
                        Hero checks, MP checks, CO checks

                        Turn: ($0.25) 5 (3 players)
                        Hero bets $0.10, MP folds, CO calls $0.10

                        River: ($0.45) A (2 players)
                        Hero bets $0.12, CO raises to $0.56, Hero calls $0.44

                        Results: $1.57 pot ($0.05 rake)
                        Final Board: K 8 5 5 A
                        Hero showed K Q and won $1.52 ($0.78 net)
                        CO showed J J and lost (-$0.74 net)



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                        surprisingly I didn't get owned today

                        BR @ 144$, quite close to the first level up!
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                        02-05-2018 , 10:22 PM
                        good luck man, enjoyed your previous challenge aswell !
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                        02-06-2018 , 07:22 PM
                        Quote:
                        Originally Posted by Runit
                        good luck man, enjoyed your previous challenge aswell !
                        Thanks!

                        Pretty bad day I would say:
                        Spoiler:


                        Couldn't do much to be honest, I couldn't win any big pot but I lost many of those!

                        1 cool hand:
                          Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
                          Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37931034

                          BTN: $1.56 (78 bb)
                          SB: $2 (100 bb)
                          Hero (BB): $2.35 (117.5 bb)
                          UTG: $4.14 (207 bb)
                          MP: $1.55 (77.5 bb)
                          CO: $2.11 (105.5 bb)

                          Preflop: Hero is BB with Q 3
                          UTG folds, MP calls $0.02, 3 folds, Hero checks

                          Flop: ($0.05) 6 9 5 (2 players)
                          Hero bets $0.04, MP calls $0.04

                          Turn: ($0.13) 3 (2 players)
                          Hero bets $0.05, MP calls $0.05

                          River: ($0.23) 5 (2 players)
                          Hero checks, MP bets $0.26, Hero calls $0.26

                          Results: $0.75 pot ($0.03 rake)
                          Final Board: 6 9 5 3 5
                          Hero showed Q 3 and won $0.72 ($0.35 net)
                          MP showed 4 A and lost (-$0.37 net)



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                          and getting owned:
                            Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
                            Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37931035

                            BTN: $2.41 (120.5 bb)
                            SB: $1.49 (74.5 bb)
                            BB: $3.29 (164.5 bb)
                            UTG: $4.88 (244 bb)
                            MP: $1.47 (73.5 bb)
                            Hero (CO): $4.45 (222.5 bb)

                            Preflop: Hero is CO with 9 8
                            UTG raises to $0.04, MP folds, Hero raises to $0.12, 2 folds, BB calls $0.10, UTG folds

                            Flop: ($0.29) Q 7 2 (2 players)
                            BB checks, Hero bets $0.16, BB raises to $0.46, Hero calls $0.30

                            Turn: ($1.21) A (2 players)
                            BB bets $0.58, Hero calls $0.58

                            River: ($2.37) Q (2 players)
                            BB checks, Hero bets $2.29, BB calls $2.13 and is all-in

                            Results: $6.63 pot ($0.23 rake)
                            Final Board: Q 7 2 A Q
                            BB showed A 8 and won $6.40 ($3.11 net)
                            Hero showed 9 8 and lost (-$3.29 net)



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                            Anyway quite happy about the overall game. Tomorrow it's another day

                            BR: 138$
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                            02-07-2018 , 05:31 PM
                            Another meh day!

                            Once again, super hard to win stacks and got coolered quite a lot.

                            Spoiler:


                            To be honest I played quite straight forward today and there was no owning or getting owned involved

                            BR: 136$
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                            02-07-2018 , 07:35 PM
                            Innnnn, gl !!
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