And no pic of said office setup...

lmao, it's still looking like absolute rot and i don't wanna embarrass myself!

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handed in a 5k word segment of my dissertation yesterday and FINALLY got my internet installed. OP making unbelievable uptick. Back on poker tomorrow after a close to 3 weeks break. lfg <3

How do you manage to just completely turn off the urge to play poker while working on uni stuff?

The wifi receiver on my pc is too **** so i've had to order a better one which won't get here till tomorrow zzzzz

Started a session and it was so laggy i had to insta quit

I don't really make a decision to turn it off. I just see the therapy stuff as an equally important as poker - investment of time and effort equals output.

I still have the urge to play, but I know that when I have a whole load of other things going on in my life, I find my attention isn't where it needs to be to play in games with players who have that edge over me.

And also probably cus i've been doing this weird routine for 7 years so it's become normal to take prolonged periods off! You find it difficult to take breaks?

Maybe different personality types or something? I know when I was at uni I was rushing my work as much as possible so I could spend my time grinding. I'd end up doing the bare minimum on assignments to spend as much time playing as possible. I managed to do a whole semester at uni without attending class once because I was basically addicted to poker lol :|

Then again I was doing pretty easymode undergrad stuff and my heart was probably not quite in it, whereas I was very much drawn to poker. I suppose for you your study stuff has a lot more importance to you whereas for me it was pretty much just something that got in the way of me doing what I really wanted to be doing with my time.

Yeah, it may well be different personality types, but I remember being exactly the same for the first few years of poker - paying people to work my shifts in a restaurant so I could go play £10 rebuys at the casino

Definitely relate to the not having your heart in something which leads to lack of motivation. I've never been one to do stuff that I don't enjoy.

Febuary results

Barely anything to post about because I was moving and didn't have internet. Was basically break even, but with the leap year last day of the month, I basically just popped off. 20 hours for the month ain't the best, especially when 8 of them were the past 2 days

Really settling into our new place and finding my life rhythm again (will post some pics when everything is where we want it to be). I also managed to write a good chunk of my dissertation - I'm now roughly halfway through, but I have another 10k words on top of the remaining 7000 to write by June 10th! I'm taking on two new mental game clients this week with the hope that by the time the two podcasts I'm doing come around, I'll be well-positioned to take on new people/reflect on how it has been so far.

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Stake breakdown



March is absolute knuckle down season in every aspect of my life - really looking forward to it.

gl this month, and I'll post here when I have the dates of the pods/time for hh's and grafs.

<3

200z confirmed unbeatable.

Nice month all things considering.

Congratulations for continuing to grow your business and for getting things ship shape in the new place. Good luck for March but I'm sure you won't need it.

Careful there.

Good stuff man, and good luck in March. PM me your Skype or email, I’ve been meaning to ask you one question out of curiosity (regarding mental aspect of poker) for awhile now and keep forgetting to ask

Or you just PM him and he responds if he wants lol

PM him your skype or email and password

absolutely confirmed

Cheers bro! Yeah, it's super satisfying to have things in order. Environment (mental and physical) is absolutely key to my productivity

haha tempting fate

PM'd you man - hmu

haha ffs

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Month has started with winning every single flip and giving numerous bad beats haha. Managed to play a couple hours most days.



This hand was absolutely incredible at 1kfr.

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 7 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,000.00 (100 bb)
MP: $1,023.88 (102 bb)
MP+1: $1,104.30 (110 bb)
CO: $1,008.30 (101 bb)
BU (Hero): $1,042.30 (104 bb)
SB: $1,040.70 (104 bb)
BB: $1,028.50 (103 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is BTN with K♦ J♠
1 fold, MP raises to $22, 1 fold, CO calls $22, Hero 3-bets to $130, 3 players fold, CO calls $108

Flop: ($297) 3♦ 2♦ A♦ (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $73.50, CO raises to $147, Hero calls $73.50

Turn: ($591) J♦ (2 players)
CO bets $731.30 (all-in), Hero calls $731.30

River: ($2,053.60) Q♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $2,053.60 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
CO shows 2♣ 9♣ (a pair of Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 36%, Flop: 47%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

BU (Hero) shows K♦ J♠ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 64%, Flop: 53%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

BU (Hero) wins $2,050.60

newp vs rec

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

UTG: $500.00 (100 bb)
MP: $533.71 (107 bb)
CO: $418.76 (84 bb)
BU: $500.00 (100 bb)
SB: $510.00 (102 bb)
BB (Hero): $554.75 (111 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BB with 7♥ 6♥
2 players fold, CO raises to $12.50, 2 players fold, Hero calls $7.50

Flop: ($27.50) 5♣ 5♥ 9♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $14.80, Hero raises to $49.08, CO calls $34.28

Turn: ($125.66) 2♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $89.50, CO calls $89.50

River: ($304.66) Q♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $403.67 (all-in), CO calls $267.68 (all-in)

Total pot: $840.02 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows 7♥ 6♥ (a flush, Queen high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 35%, Flop: 17%, Turn: 7%, River: 0%)

CO shows 9♥ J♥ (a flush, Queen high - higher flush)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 65%, Flop: 83%, Turn: 93%, River: 100%)

CO wins $837.02

vs reg

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

UTG: $208.88 (42 bb)
UTG+1: $420.54 (84 bb)
MP: $523.50 (105 bb)
MP+1: $728.72 (146 bb)
CO: $611.72 (122 bb)
BU: $651.38 (130 bb)
SB: $502.50 (101 bb)
BB (Hero): $500.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BB with K♠ K♦
3 players fold, MP+1 raises to $11.75, 3 players fold, Hero 3-bets to $60, MP+1 calls $48.25

Flop: ($122.50) K♥ 2♥ 4♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $27.38, MP+1 calls $27.38

Turn: ($177.26) 3♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, MP+1 checks

River: ($177.26) J♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $125.70, MP+1 raises to $551.36, Hero calls $286.92 (all-in)

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

Showdown:
MP+1 shows Q♥ A♥ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 32%, Flop: 66%, Turn: 77%, River: 100%)

BB (Hero) shows K♠ K♦ (three of a kind, Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 68%, Flop: 34%, Turn: 23%, River: 0%)

MP+1 wins $999.50

vs rec. absolutely turbo snapped me

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 5 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $1,194.40 (119 bb)
CO: $1,000.00 (100 bb)
BU (Hero): $1,033.00 (103 bb)
SB: $1,662.36 (166 bb)
BB: $1,000.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is BTN with A♣ 3♣
2 players fold, Hero raises to $24, SB 3-bets to $110, 1 fold, Hero calls $86

Flop: ($230) 7♣ J♥ 2♦ (2 players)
SB bets $77.18, Hero calls $77.18

Turn: ($384.36) 8♣ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $122.04, SB calls $122.04

River: ($628.44) 5♣ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $723.78 (all-in), SB calls $723.78

Total pot: $2,076 (Rake: $3)

Showdown:
BU (Hero) shows A♣ 3♣ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 34%, Flop: 19%, Turn: 27%, River: 100%)

SB shows 9♠ 9♦ (a pair of Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 66%, Flop: 81%, Turn: 73%, River: 0%)

BU (Hero) wins $2,073

Won't be grinding tomorrow cus I'm playing a football tournament. It's the same one i played a couple years ago - a Twitch event. My mate peter804 owns an esports company (endpoint, check them out), and me and smb have been asked to play. Super hyped!

Hopefully have some pics or vids from the event.

gl!

Saw that 92 hand on IG and almost fell on the floor laughing haha. GL for March.

That FR hand is crazy - poker isn't dead!

Enjoy the football tournament, run good looks nice too.

lmao yeah it was absolutely ridiculous

yeah the recreational in question is pretty well known too, and not one to completely blow up like that either!

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For those of you that follow me on ig, you'll see the abomination that was the football tournament. Cliffs are, our team was medium-good, but better than the team we had when we won it 2 years ago. The only difference was that apart from the original game of throw in boys (me 804 and smb) no one really wanted to put in any kinda shift. Unbelievably frustrating. With my reaction mid game, no one would ever come to me for mental game coaching or therapy lmao.

We got to the round of 16 but got sent packing after a 5-0 demolition.

Past two days of grinding has been pretty swingy. Made a nice unstuck tho



Had some cool hands so here ya go

got my mega phone out vs mega rec with a million wtsd

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

UTG: $519.50 (104 bb)
BU: $522.91 (105 bb)
SB: $627.79 (126 bb)
BB (Hero): $1,482.59 (297 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BB with K♣ 5♥
2 players fold, SB raises to $15, Hero calls $10

Flop: ($30) 5♦ 3♠ 8♠ (2 players)
SB bets $10, Hero calls $10

Turn: ($50) 5♣ (2 players)
SB bets $30, Hero raises to $120, SB calls $90

River: ($290) J♦ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $432.75, SB calls $432.75

Total pot: $1,155.50 (Rake: $1.50)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows K♣ 5♥ (three of a kind, Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 53%, Flop: 20%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

SB mucks 8♣ 9♣ (two pair, Eights and Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 47%, Flop: 80%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) wins $1,154

vs innerpsy. no comment

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

UTG (Hero): $652.25 (130 bb)
CO: $590.14 (118 bb)
BU: $949.11 (190 bb)
SB: $541.00 (108 bb)
BB: $1,005.56 (201 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($7.50) Hero is UTG with Q♦ Q♣
Hero raises to $12, 2 players fold, SB 3-bets to $50, 1 fold, Hero calls $38

Flop: ($105) 4♥ 3♦ 3♣ (2 players)
SB bets $71.40, Hero calls $71.40

Turn: ($247.80) T♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $78.34, SB raises to $200, Hero raises to $530.85 (all-in), SB calls $219.60 (all-in)

First River: ($1,087) 2♦ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Second River: ($1,087) K♦ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $1,087 (Rake: $3)

First Showdown: Board: 4♥ 3♦ 3♣ T♥ 2♦

UTG (Hero) shows Q♦ Q♣ (two pair, Queens and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 83%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

SB shows T♣ T♦ (a full house, Tens full of Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 17%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

SB wins $542

Second Showdown: Board: 4♥ 3♦ 3♣ T♥ K♦

UTG (Hero) shows Q♦ Q♣ (two pair, Queens and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 83%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

SB shows T♣ T♦ (a full house, Tens full of Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 17%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

SB wins $542

not the worst spot vs reg. Prob quads more often than a hand I beat though

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $221.56 (111 bb)
MP: $250.65 (125 bb)
CO: $233.58 (117 bb)
BU: $463.99 (232 bb)
SB (Hero): $369.61 (185 bb)
BB: $210.38 (105 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is SB with K♣ K♠
3 players fold, BTN raises to $5, Hero 3-bets to $22, 1 fold, BTN calls $17

Flop: ($46) 3♠ 2♣ K♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $14.42, BTN calls $14.42

Turn: ($74.84) 2♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $54.07, BTN calls $54.07

River: ($182.98) A♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $135.17, BTN raises to $373.50 (all-in), Hero calls $143.95 (all-in)

Total pot: $741.22 (Rake: $2.75)

Showdown:
BU shows 3♥ 3♣ (a full house, Threes full of Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 2%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) shows K♣ K♠ (a full house, Kings full of Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 96%, Turn: 98%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) wins $738.47

disaster spot vs big rec

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $6,997.00 (700 bb)
MP: $1,110.00 (111 bb)
CO: $1,628.20 (163 bb)
BU: $1,135.02 (114 bb)
SB: $575.04 (58 bb)
BB (Hero): $1,201.82 (120 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($15) Hero is BB with T♠ 9♣
4 players fold, SB raises to $20, Hero calls $10

Flop: ($40) 8♣ 6♥ 9♠ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $12.61, SB calls $12.61

Turn: ($65.22) 9♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $43.60, SB raises to $120, Hero calls $76.40

River: ($305.22) 5♥ (2 players)
SB bets $422.43 (all-in), BB (Hero) folds

Total pot: $305.22 (Rake: $3)
SB wins $302.22

Weekend of uni work and social stuff. Might find some grind time somewhere.

glgl

Hey Bena. I saw the 'no comment' disclaimer but I'm still wondering if innerpsy's xr ott is really that bad as it seems at first glance (flop seems out of line, too, sizing-wise?).

Would you mind sharing which parts of your range are going to continue vs such a weird line ott? If you don't want to go into details (understandably so), could you at least tell what's your plan with 66-99 there? Are you checking most of them behind or betting vs his check?

Would really appreciate any kind of thoughts on this hand from you.

I gotta tell I'm not innerpsy's friend but we know each other by being in the same Russian poker community and I told him on a messenger that I think he played the hand pretty poorly vs you because such a line in my opinion can only be used as a greedy exploit vs weaker regs and incredibly hard to balance out vs tougher ones such as yourself. He then disagreed and ran some sims which showed that there are *some* rare occasions on which solver puts TT in the xr range ott. Even if it is an option, I really hate the sizing.

We need your comment to solve our dispute, haha.

W innerspy twitch presence there aint much need to play good poker

you reckon its a fold though after his turn c/r and especially his sizing?

also, you used to open very small like 2,05bb, did you increase it to 2,4bb or is this just because you had TT? if not, if like to hear your opinion on the larger opening size UTG?

+1

he didn't have TT though so it will remain forever a mystery

Innerpsy is such a boss, thought people sized up only with JJ+

haha vaaaaaaamo!

He still grinds like a boss and wins, unlike most 2+2 pretenders who come and go with their next heater.

man you were the biggest nit Stars has ever seen. get the **** out of here sad ****!