had a good 10k day yesterday, games were sick. This is just a humblebrag post. 100k graph this year online big milestone. This and the live earnings 2018 has been v kind to me. Im proud of how far ive come with poker in 1 year. The dream is alive folks you just need to work hard

https://gyazo.com/7c2b6809c138a58520f31e5b1ccf5421

And a couple hands for the fans. I think this one is spew but I thought vill would overfold
PokerStars - $20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 49.33 BB
UTG: 176.23 BB
MP: 151.88 BB
CO: 150.38 BB
BTN: 96.5 BB
Hero (SB): 157.23 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q A

fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, Hero raises to 15 BB, fold, CO calls 12 BB, BTN calls 12 BB

Flop: (46 BB, 3 players) J 6 7
Hero bets 14.5 BB, CO calls 14.5 BB, fold

Turn: (75 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 23 BB, CO calls 23 BB

River: (121 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 104.73 BB and is all-in, CO calls 97.88 BB and is all-in

Hero shows Q A (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 43%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)
CO shows J J (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 57%, Flop 95%, Turn 100%)
CO wins 316.48 BB

H2 I thought he would fold that hand
PokerStars - $10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 133.75 BB
Hero (SB): 235.19 BB
BB: 199.4 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8 K

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 6 7 9
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: (6 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 8.5 BB, BB calls 8.5 BB

River: (23 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, BB bets 55 BB, Hero raises to 223.69 BB and is all-in, BB calls 132.9 BB and is all-in

Hero shows 8 K (One Pair, Eights)
(Pre 56%, Flop 77%, Turn 89%)
BB shows J T (Straight, Jack High)
(Pre 44%, Flop 23%, Turn 11%)
BB wins 398.4 BB

H3 sometimes I have it
PokerStars - $20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 110.51 BB
BB: 150 BB
CO: 234.03 BB
BTN: 147.3 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7 7

fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 10 BB, BB raises to 23 BB, fold, Hero calls 13 BB

Flop: (48 BB, 2 players) 7 T 8
Hero checks, BB bets 26 BB, Hero raises to 87.51 BB and is all-in, BB calls 61.51 BB

Turn: (223.02 BB, 2 players) 4

River: (223.02 BB, 2 players) 6

Hero shows 7 7 (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 19%, Flop 89%, Turn 95%)
BB shows K K (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 81%, Flop 11%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 222.75 BB

awesome results. congrats. how is your friend doing?

Vwp, so you knew nothing about poker a year ago?

@meale yeah that was when I started playing. I had seen poker on tv before

I thought I would share a story today about earlier in my career. I was playing in these small live 1/1 or 1/2 games trying to grind up a roll while I was playing micros online. I had 3k bankroll and this big recreational told me about a private 5/5 game he was hosting with a 1k min buy in. Obv this is a huge game for me, but im taking the shot

Fast forward 15 hours though the session ive flopped about 12 sets and running pure I have about 5-6k on the table over doubled my roll but game is good so im never leaving obv. I open $50 utg with black TT and get 7 callers. flop Qd Tx 9d I cbet 400 or smthing huge, utg+1 raises and he covers me, mp cold calls. folds to me and I raise all in. utg+1 snap calls Mp folds and he has KJo . I run it one time bc im greedy and I lose the hand. It was so devastating, I went back and grinded 10 hours a day everyday for months


I was just thinking about this hand today, and its crazy how 1 hand at the start of my career can set me back so many months, or propel you forward. When I lose this hand I have 2k roll but when I win, I have 13k roll and I can continue playing in this crazy soft 5/5 game responsibly. I think its so important to take big shots early in your career for the exponential growth

There is definitely something to be said for taking super aggro BRM approach while early in your career. But buying in with 33% of your roll and then deliberately taking high variance options in 2600bb pots is probably a little reckless? Part of me says that session was probably a set back in terms of how much time it takes to regrind the roll but the other part thinks that running extremely good early in your career can catapult you to success much more quickly. The issue is that if you never practice proper bankroll management, at some point you go busto. And realising the important of BRM before going pro or playing big games is pretty important imo.

those are all fair points. I was young and new to poker. I think the worst decision is not leaving when I was up to 6k and booking the W. In general I just believe in very aggro shot taking. Its how I shot up the stakes so fast, I never sat at 1 level forever. if I saw I was winning I just moved up. If I lose that 1k like I did, my life doesn't change at all im still rolled for live 1/2 and micros online. theres so many blogs here I read, where these guys play the same stake for 300k hands which is absolutely insane imo

Nowadays I have 100bi+ for all the games I play but I do feel like im losing in some nl2k lineups for sure. I can already tell it will be a long time of nl2k online and studying before I can breakthrough to nl5k (also games not existing is a big issue..)

great thread

plz s\aveeeeeeeeeeeee my life

Op from which continent are you from?

this thread is pretty inspiring dude... hard work does indeed pay off

whats up guys. up about another 20k online since the last update and haven't played live. I have been playing anyone hu at nl2k except 2 people, and avoiding mid stakes although sometimes I have to play from lack of games I did play a 1k mtt online today, and I managed to stonebubble it after being chip leader... reviewd the hands with mtt crusher friend and he said they were fine but still very tilting considering I do not normally play mtts and this was for good stakes

Anyway Life is going great. I have a gf and good friendships with new people since moving out in july. Living on your own is what defines becoming an adult imo. Ok onto some hands!

H1 got slowrolled or nitrolled not really sure. river I donk jam Q3s/Q6o/66. 66 pure and others mixed, then bluffs is JTo with heart. I do feel like the xback, bomb turn here just "feels" like 33 always but I didn't decide to change my strategy on the first time seeing it from this opponent
PokerStars - $20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $3,749.00
Hero (BB): $3,701.40

SB posts SB $10.00, Hero posts BB $20.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $30.00) Hero has J T

SB raises to $60.00, Hero calls $40.00

Flop: ($120.00, 2 players) 6 Q K
Hero checks, SB checks

Turn: ($120.00, 2 players) 3
Hero bets $180.00, SB raises to $660.00, Hero calls $480.00

River: ($1,440.00, 2 players) Q
Hero bets $2,981.40 and is all-in, SB calls $2,981.40

Hero shows J T (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 51%, Flop 54%, Turn 18%)
SB shows 3 3 (Full House, Threes full of Queens)
(Pre 49%, Flop 46%, Turn 82%)
SB wins $7,397.80


H2 :/
PokerStars - $20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): $3,726.90
SB: $3,113.10

SB posts SB $10.00, Hero posts BB $20.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $30.00) Hero has K K

SB raises to $60.00, Hero raises to $300.00, SB calls $240.00

Flop: ($600.00, 2 players) A T K
Hero bets $460.00, SB calls $460.00

Turn: ($1,520.00, 2 players) A
Hero checks, SB bets $580.00, Hero raises to $2,966.90 and is all-in, SB calls $1,773.10 and is all-in

River: ($6,226.20, 2 players) A

Hero shows K K (Full House, Aces full of Kings)
(Pre 71%, Flop 91%, Turn 2%)
SB shows T A (Four of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 29%, Flop 9%, Turn 98%)
SB wins $6,221.20

3 no fear
PokerStars - $20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $2,992.75
UTG: $2,955.00
CO: $1,981.75
BTN: $5,068.00
Hero (SB): $3,204.50

Hero posts SB $10.00, BB posts BB $20.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $30.00) Hero has 5 5

fold, fold, BTN raises to $50.00, Hero raises to $250.00, fold, BTN calls $200.00

Flop: ($520.00, 2 players) 4 T T
Hero bets $155.00, BTN calls $155.00

Turn: ($830.00, 2 players) J
Hero checks, BTN bets $500.00, Hero calls $500.00

River: ($1,830.00, 2 players) 6
Hero checks, BTN bets $4,163.00 and is all-in, Hero calls $2,299.50 and is all-in

Hero shows 5 5 (Two Pair, Tens and Fives)
(Pre 54%, Flop 71%, Turn 70%)
BTN shows A Q (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 46%, Flop 29%, Turn 30%)
Hero wins $6,423.50

AMAZING BLOG!!!!

About playing the same stakes forever, for some people it's hard moving up when they got owned in there, specially with some sick runbad. My first nl25 shot happened with 200k hands in one month that I got myself in 24 set over set situations(when I had the lower set). **** like that is devastating and it creates some feeling that those guys are invincible, it reduces your confidence a lot too and make ypu play worse too. Obv when you run good the effect is the opposite, but everyone hits at least one big wall in their poker career.

wow 200k hands in a month am I reading this right? Ill admit I have been fortunate with my highstakes shots. nl1k/2k I have ran above EV and also live 25/50 ran great there too. Im sure itll come back around with time though

However I think if someone has a good sample at micro/small stakes and they are struggling there is 100% huge glaring leaks in that persons game. And the resources are out there to get better. You can literally buy preflop solutions and just copy/paste it for a perfect preflop game. then do work in piosolver for postflop. the investment in these things might seem high but it pays for itself

Dont listen to him. He just try to justify why he plays micro after all this time. In his own head he is the best(belives nl200 is hs ssnl), and also the only one with perfect river balance. Big words not to good at poker.
Impressive what you have done and well spoken, amen!

It was in 2013, used to 4-table and had a lot of free time
And I was struggling mostly at 100z/200z and had to move back to 50z. I have the preflop solutions but don't use them 100%, I think in some spots they are way too loose(calling the bb) because of the high rake and tight opens or way too tight(bb overfolds). Should I follow them 100%?

I personally do not adjust, unless im BvB or there is a big fish in game obv. If you are playing optimally preflop and you're opponents are not you will naturally make money anyway

Do you use an rng for the combos that are mixed? How do you memorize the solutions? Do you use charts?

Where do you guys get them solutions, MonkerViewer Store? Via the Monkerguy ?

whats up guys. Im taking an extended break from poker 1-2 months to travel around Europe and figure things out. The thing ive been slowly realizing, is that poker does not make me happy. My last for the last 2 years has been spend every minute getting better at poker and trying to make as much money as possible. Now that im pretty close and have made good money on the year >150k, I am still deeply unhappy with my life, just like I was before poker.

I have some plans for things to do other then poker to make passive income. Also starting to meditate and this trip around Europe with a good friend of mine. I am not quitting poker of course I'll be back in a couple months but for now my new goal is to find some happiness in my life. Because I wont be playing poker im not sure how much ill be updating this blog and this is a depressing tone, but I will be around. thanks to everyone reading

Rip, GL and may you find the tranquility you seek.

Just chiming in with my 2 cents, but:

B-A-L-A-N-C-E

Treat poker like work. Be cognisant of the freedom and opportunity it affords us, and the fact that 95%+ of the world's working population don't enjoy their work. Find things that you love doing (outside of poker), make time for them and do more of them. As much as I love travelling and experiencing new cultures, if you create this separation of church and state between enjoyment and poker it can be a hard barrier to break down. You're way more likely (IMO) to find peace if you can make poker a part of a balanced home life.

sn outed?

Im not saying its caused from poker, more or less just pointing out that the money has not helped me with being happy

Thank you <3

you are absolutely right. so far in my poker career ive been 100% obsessed with the game and nothing else has really mattered. This is good for poker success sure, but this just isn't a sustainable life obv. Looking for other areas to branch out in, thank you for the advice. much appreciated

no, but does it matter?

Was just curious as wondering if we've played together.