Would be v kind of u if u tell ur "friend" teh general concept of pot odds ^^

[spoiler]kind rgds from teh TimStone[/spoiler]

nice bluff got him to fold AdX there. Wait...

This is really the main thing to focus on imo. It can be tough to keep up over time when **** happens but going to bed knowing you did everything you wanted to do is awesome. Keep up the good work!

Check out this vid

The spreadsheet is a good idea. I keep a poker specific one and it is awesome for helping me identify behavioural patterns I wasn't aware of and has helped me improve in lots of areas.

Cheers mate, i'll update as regularly as possible

ty bud! Glad you liked the bluff

lol. tbf to him, he does lose here 99% of the time!

he folded Q8 fwiw

Yeh this is pretty much exactly where i wanna be. Fortunately i have that feeling tonight!

Ah cool thanks - i actually have a podcast that really motivated me if anyone wants to check it out. It's below

Yeh, i've done it once before but just for poker and i found it super helpful. Hopefully using other aspects will be as beneficial to me

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So today was a quality day, both at the tables and off. We won football 2-1, the weather was amazing so i had a lot of chilling in the sun and playing aerobie with the guys.

Ran really well at the tables



vs uk reg. so so satisfying because we have a bit of history. Mainly him berating me



Rinsing an over aggro fish:



and bluffing at 400 6m. Would actually like some thoughts on this. Reg is relatively unknown but from what i've seen barrels a decent amount, isn't on the tight side and wins:



As for my new daily ratings:



I could have eaten another meal, but with the 2nd shake being a mass gainer i physically couldn't do it. Slept pretty badly last night for no reason and really got into the mental game of poker. Felt i played well which was definitely helped by running good and not playing for too long.

Overall pleased that i achieved nearly everything i was hoping to and long may it continue!

If anyone is interested in a quality podcast about 'why our brain is sabotaging us' then listen to the link below. I strongly recommend it!



glgl

9hours sleep how old r u ffs? 50?

[spoiler]kind rgds from teh TimStone[/spoiler]

9 hours sleep is ideal. The best way to sleep is go to bed, not set alarm and wake up when you don't want to sleep any more.

77 hand is prob fine. Not sure you need to jam over river cbet though, seems kinda close. I also think villain can have more nutted hands than us which may make jamming worse.

think 77 is a pretty poor choice of bluff hand there. we really want to have some boat blockers here and will have tons to chose from

The research is actually pretty mixed on the best way to sleep. I think you will find that you can pretty much defend about anyway to actually sleep.

Pretty sure I'm right. Just like I'm right about the ideal diet being leftover pizza for lunch after waking up a little after midday, a curry about 7pm and then a kebab about 2am.

thread

This is me. Been a bit better recently tho. Sick sleep volume, I'm envious

Sleep volume is insane, I get nowhere near this usually.

I maintain that having an alarm is terrible, I feel 100x better waking up naturally. Unfortunately I have to use an alarm 6 days of the week!

I have to be up by 6 everyday, 7 at the latest. I can now manage it without an alarm but it means I struggle to adjust on weekends and holidays as I'm incapable of having a lie in.

I experienced this, and the solution is to wake up at 6 every day. You can always just lie there on weekends. I go to the gym sat/sun morning for this reason (also because of time)

I like getting up so early, even on weekends. It's more a problem for the GF and anyone else who happens to be in my flat when I wake up hyper as usual. I usually fire up a poker session then go for a pub lunch.

Thanks for the podcast, will check it out.
What kind of meditation do you do? Loving this http://app.stopbreathethink.org/

Interesting podcast defo give me some things to think about at work today

I do set an alarm but am always stirring before it goes off

Yeh i think jamming river was a little overkill but do tend to agree with blakkman below that i think i have better hands to be bluffing with. Can just fold 77 otr i think.

Yeh i've read so so many different things on sleep varying from health problems if you sleep too much right through to some people needing 6 hours and others need 10 a night. Still somewhat of a mystery i think.



Thanks man! Appreciate the kind words Feel free to rate my thread too!

Yeh, as lame as it sounds i think it's cus im in my bed alone which i'm not used to!

Agreed

I'm trying not to use other aids such as audio while meditating. Trying to just sit with myself which tbh can be real difficult at times. It's crazy how mental our brains are and how much stimulation we need to not be bored.

Glad you liked it mate - certainly gave me a lot to think about too!

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Really happy to see everyone enjoying the ratings thing and glad that it's sparked some discussion!

Today was really productive again which felt great. Managed to hit the gym hard, eat all my meals + shakes and also took a decent amount of notes on the mental game of poker. I learnt something interesting about the 'inch worm' technique which i feel i can really apply to my play both on and away from the tables. The only thing i could work on from today was that i had a couple whales and it prevented me from quitting. I grinded way too long and waaaay too many tables (was 24 tabling with 6max for a while). My brain feels pretty fried now.



Todays graph:



Such a tilting spot vs regfish. opener was a fish:



vs reg. Maybe should bet fold here



vs the very famous xscoutxx326xx



Got exams tomorrow and next friday and getting super close to the end of my course! Hopefully it all goes ok.

gl!

GL with exam dude. I love how 9 hours sleep isn't even rated as good, just average, lol.

Thanks mate. Haha it's 9 hours in bed, the quality of the sleep was average

Good luck with your exam!!