I'm outta weed, but I still have one last vape cartridge I've been puffing on. It gets me high but doesn't satisfy the urge to smoke, so I've already been feeling pretty antsy tbh. It's gunna run out tonight for sure, so tomorrow will be my first day without weed in a long time. gl to me I guess haha

100z: 7800 hands, 3.23 bb/100

About to put in 1-2k more

You got this bruh!

Thanks man, appreciate the support. Ran outta weed last night so today is my first sober day. it's 68 degrees and breezy... I'm in shorts and sweating my balls off

I'm also playing all 9max tournaments today. Send help

almost at double starting stack in the sunday milly. Hopefully won't need it but I'm firing two bullets if necessarry

FOCUS

trying

bad call here. I actually think 99 is my worst possible call here. Even 88 or TT is better. Also playing QQ-AA this way at some frequency. Even QQ w/spade is a better call than 99 no spade imo

PokerStars - 150/300 Ante 30 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 64.66 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
MP+1: 24.27 BB (VPIP: 14.58, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 48)
MP+2: 72.96 BB (VPIP: 31.91, PFR: 21.74, 3Bet Preflop: 10.53, Hands: 48)
CO: 44.28 BB (VPIP: 16.13, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 93)
BTN: 27.32 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 17.65, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
SB: 69.82 BB (VPIP: 31.25, PFR: 22.92, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 48)
BB: 23.79 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 10.42, 3Bet Preflop: 12.00, Hands: 48)
UTG: 63.52 BB (VPIP: 41.67, PFR: 14.58, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 48)
Hero (UTG+1): 59.6 BB

9 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.4 BB) Hero has 9 9

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN calls 2.5 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (7.4 BB, 2 players) J 7 J
Hero bets 2.66 BB, BTN calls 2.66 BB

Turn: (12.73 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BTN bets 6.36 BB, Hero calls 6.36 BB

River: (25.45 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, BTN bets 15.69 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 15.69 BB

BTN shows K J (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 47%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
Hero shows 9 9 (Two Pair, Jacks and Nines)
(Pre 53%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
BTN wins 56.84 BB


knocked outta the sunday milly. I don't like firing 20-25bb bullets so I decided against a rebuy

PokerStars - 200/400 Ante 40 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 49.85 BB (VPIP: 6.67, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
UTG: 24.7 BB (VPIP: 13.56, PFR: 8.47, 3Bet Preflop: 8.00, Hands: 59)
UTG+1: 53.49 BB (VPIP: 28.81, PFR: 18.97, 3Bet Preflop: 8.70, Hands: 60)
MP: 28.58 BB (VPIP: 15.24, PFR: 13.59, 3Bet Preflop: 6.52, Hands: 105)
MP+1: 24.08 BB (VPIP: 27.59, PFR: 17.24, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 29)
MP+2: 89.57 BB (VPIP: 31.67, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 17.24, Hands: 60)
CO: 17.16 BB (VPIP: 15.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 10.34, Hands: 60)
BTN: 48.19 BB (VPIP: 45.00, PFR: 18.33, 3Bet Preflop: 7.41, Hands: 60)
Hero (SB): 27.03 BB

9 players post ante of 0 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.4 BB) Hero has Q Q

fold, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to 2 BB, fold, CO calls 2 BB, BTN calls 2 BB, Hero raises to 26.93 BB and is all-in, fold, MP+1 calls 21.98 BB and is all-in, fold, fold

Flop: (53.86 BB, 2 players) 4 2 A

Turn: (53.86 BB, 2 players) 3

River: (53.86 BB, 2 players) J

Hero shows Q Q (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 71%, Flop 10%, Turn 9%)
MP+1 shows A J (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 29%, Flop 90%, Turn 91%)
MP+1 wins 53.86 BB

Playing PS and Iggy at the same time might not be possible for me. Have to use entirely different strategies. 100z my redline is positive and climbing. 500nl my red line plummets like the challenger, yet I'm crushing. Hard to implement a super aggressive overbluffing strat while also playing a fairly aggressive value-oriented strat. There's spots I'm bluffing on PS and the same spot on Iggy would be a value bet lmao

this is why you don't bluff on iggy. can't even fold their bluffs out

iPoker - $2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 231.84 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 31.82, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 23)
Hero (SB): 89.75 BB
BB: 62.5 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K 6

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 3 4 4
Hero bets 3 BB, BB calls 3 BB

Turn: (12 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 7.25 BB, BB raises to 14.5 BB, Hero raises to 80.72 BB, BB calls 42 BB

River: (125 BB, 2 players) 7

Hero shows K 6 (Flush, King High)
(Pre 35%, Flop 26%, Turn 14%)
BB shows A 8 (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 65%, Flop 74%, Turn 86%)
Hero wins 24.22 BB
BB wins 124 BB


3betting flops and turns is something new I'm working into my game. Up until I started playing Stars I never 3bet a flop or turn, ever. OOP I think it's especially useful. So many people, even "regs", are min clicking it back for info or some ****

V snapped the river faster than I could bet. Gunna put a post it on the top of my screen: c/r range = 100% value

iPoker - $2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 123.99 BB (VPIP: 34.02, PFR: 20.62, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 98)
SB: 195.71 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 14.58, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 48)
Hero (BB): 101.5 BB
UTG: 134.15 BB (VPIP: 21.52, PFR: 12.66, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 79)
MP: 89 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
CO: 107.5 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 28.57, Hands: 9)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K 9

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

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) T 8 J
Hero checks, BTN bets 3.25 BB, Hero raises to 14.25 BB, BTN calls 11 BB

Turn: (35 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero bets 19.75 BB, BTN calls 19.75 BB

River: (74.5 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 64.5 BB, BTN calls 64.5 BB

BTN shows A J (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 64%, Flop 57%, Turn 75%)
Hero mucks K 9 (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 36%, Flop 43%, Turn 25%)
BTN wins 201.5 BB

definitely rather have Kc here, but whatever seems standard against reasonable players

Knew I should've just shipped the turn... vs massive whale 3betting hands like 63o and running it on any board

iPoker - $5 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 173.26 BB (VPIP: 19.05, PFR: 9.52, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 42)
Hero (UTG+1): 106.78 BB
UTG+2: 108.93 BB (VPIP: 9.52, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 42)
MP: 46.18 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
MP+1: 205.98 BB (VPIP: 52.50, PFR: 32.50, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 40)
CO: 153.74 BB (VPIP: 11.90, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 42)
BTN: 139.92 BB (VPIP: 47.62, PFR: 26.19, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 42)
BB: 100 BB

BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1 BB) Hero has 7 6

fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 2 BB, fold, BTN raises to 7.78 BB, fold, Hero calls 5.78 BB, MP+1 calls 5.78 BB

Flop: (24.33 BB, 3 players) 4 5 7
Hero checks, MP+1 checks, BTN bets 14 BB, Hero calls 14 BB, fold

Turn: (52.33 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, BTN bets 31 BB, Hero calls 31 BB

River: (114.33 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, BTN bets 87.14 BB, Hero calls 54 BB

Hero mucks 7 6 (One Pair, Sevens)
(Pre 46%, Flop 83%, Turn 89%)
BTN shows A 4 (Two Pair, Aces and Fours)
(Pre 54%, Flop 17%, Turn 11%)
BTN wins 254.67 BB

Ran outta weed last night so today is my first sober day. it's 68 degrees and breezy... I'm in shorts and sweating my balls off




gl brother
this thread quickly becoming pretty amazing

why, because I stopped smoking weed and started punting buy ins? lmao

Thanks for the gl. Didn't have much of it today. Bricked a dozen tournaments and lost 1.5 buyins at 200nl over 700 hands, lost 1 buyin at 500nl over 200 hands.

Sober poker feels ****ing weird man. I can't focus at all, I tilt easily, and I can't seem to think as quickly or intuitively about complex spots. I think it'll wear off once I've had a few days off the weed, but if not...

Do you light up while actually playing or just during quick breaks? I guess it's unique to each person but damn I could never play poker high. I think I'd struggle to even remember who the PFR was let alone make any remotely complex decisions.

I had a full post typed out about whether you thought playing the two sites simultaneously was of benefit and if the improvements you'll make from Stars is worth the cut in hourly. Given the anon nature of Ignition it feels like optimal strats would differ massively and hinder your playing on Stars and vice versa.

My routine has varied, but yeah always smoked before I play and while I play. At one point I was rolling up a joint at 9 AM before I started my session, then every 2 hours while playing I would roll another one and smoke it, no break. Usually 6-7 joints a day, and not small ones. Lately it's been cut back to just taking bong rips, so I've only been smoking 2ish grams a day. Still a lot though.

I actually started playing poker as something to do while I got stoned. I'd fire up a $5 betonline mtt, blaze up, and have a great night playing cards. Never really played or studied poker sober because I've been generally blazed the past few years haha. If you aren't used to the effects of weed it's not good for poker, and even if you're used to it it's definitely no performance enhancer. Though it does help with tilt and grinding out a lot of volume.

Yeah, I think the strat is so different between stars and ignition that playing them simultaneously won't be as +ev as picking one. Honestly, right now it's kind of an ego thing for me. I don't think it takes any skill to beat the games I've played in up to this point - stars is different. If I can grind out a 100k+ winning sample at 200z, or even 100z, I would feel really good about my poker game. Right now I feel kinda like a sun running donk tbh

I do think playing stars will improve my overall game a lot - whether it's worth the temporary sacrifice in hourly is a good question. At the moment I don't really care about my hourly - in terms of life expenses I'm set through 2019. So I'd like to focus on improving my game and proving to myself I'm actually a good poker player who can compete at the highest level

Jesus haha, are you mixing tobacco in with them? I always get confused what's called what in the US. Have you noticed any difference in your game since taking a break from it? More tilt? Clearer/foggier thought process etc?

Gl with your goals.

Ughhhh no way. I hate tobacco. Usually I'd weigh out 0.8 grams of sticky cali medicinal, grind it and roll that **** up. The rolling is slightly distracting while playing, but not smoking. we call tobacco+weed a spliff btw. or a blunt if it's only weed but rolled in a tobacco leaf

Today is my first day without weed. I was tilted as **** all day at everything tbh. Felt way foggier and less focused while playing too. After a few days I'll be back to normal. It's been 3 years since I took more than a day off smoking*, but from what I remember it takes about a week to feel completely normal.

*funny story: when I got my wisdom teeth out a year ago they said I couldn't smoke for 3-5 days, longer if possible. Got back from surgery day 1 and I couldn't resist the urge, but I didn't want to pull my stitches out and get a dry socket. So I rolled a joint and smoked it through my nose. I put some gauze over the sockets in my mouth, put the joint up to one nostril, closed the other one, and boom I was smoking without using my mouth. Hurt like a ****ing *****, and I ended up smoking normally on day 3 and giving myself a dry socket anyway (horrible ****ing pain, not worth the joint, but it did get me an extra week of painkillers )

so yeah, I have a bit of a weed problem haha. Smoking basically 24/7 for years isn't healthy and I don't plan on returning to that habit


and thanks man, appreciate that

Yeah I reckon I've had under 5 cigarettes in my life but 100+ cigarettes worth of tobacco through spliffs. A joint here is the same as a spliff, blunts are just weed. I guess it's what you're used to but I don't like the taste of blunts as much. I think 0.8g of medicinal weed in one spliff would put me out for the count haha.

That story is nuts haha, fk that. Good to see you're cutting down though, should hopefully see benefits before long.

After a break I'm hoping a nice 0.8g joint puts me on my ass like it used to haha. Never been a fan of the taste of a spliff. My friend I used to live with loves spliffs and I would rarely even hit it when he rolled one up. I don't even like blunts anymore, just straight weed.

Yeah, I should wake up feeling pretty great tomorrow. I already want to make that drive up to LA for some daaaaank but the longer I wait the better it will be. If I just take 1 or 2 days off I'll be back to smoking all day every day pretty quickly - been there done that multiple times. I can smoke every night - just gotta get my **** done first and not rely on it.

Might take a few days off the grind, because playing poker really makes me want to smoke. Gunna see how it goes

When I stop smoking I have this brain fog I can pretty much feel it in my temple. The feeling is like extra blood pressure on my brain. I use
l-theanine/green tea which makes me less aggravated/lucid. U should try it out. I think mixing it in your coffee before grinding is +ev regardless but cant imagine being without it while detoxing from heavy amounts of dank.

take 500mg with some b vitamins and call me in the morning(evening)

Tolerance breaks are tough, the crazy dreams that ensue aren’t much fun either


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I hate the taste of tea and I don't drink coffee, but I'll look into getting a theanine supplement, thanks. I woke up feeling really good today actually. Might even try to get some hands in after I get some **** done


Everyone always says this, but for me it's the total opposite. I usually get the craziest dreams every night, but when I stop smoking I don't dream at all for at least a week.

But yeah, T breaks suck. Stayed up late though and I was shocked that I was able to fall asleep right away. Usually takes me a couple hours to fall asleep if I don't have any weed

Camomile tea relax you a bit, obv it isn't substitute for weed but it can be decent while not smoking. I's the tea I like the most, really good to drink.before sleeping.

Maybe it's a good idea to drink it while you're reducing the weed you take.

Thanks, I've tried it but it didn't do much for me. I also really hate the taste of any tea for some reason.

I probably should've tried to taper off, but I went from smoking 2-3 grams a day to 0. Gunna stick to less than a gram a day when I start again

Where do you live? GL! Any graphs?

I'll bite: I live near Rosarito lol

Yeah, I meant to post graphs in the first post but I forgot.

500nl:



200nl (with blue line/red line):



200nl (w/o blue line/red line):



Total Results across 200nl - 1knl:

thanks for just calling w/the nuts my friend:

PokerStars - 500/1000 Ante 125 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+2: 20.09 BB (VPIP: 18.42, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 38)
CO: 18.96 BB (VPIP: 20.90, PFR: 13.43, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 67)
BTN: 19.7 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
SB: 16.05 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
Hero (BB): 57.15 BB
UTG: 39.24 BB (VPIP: 28.00, PFR: 10.81, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 151)
UTG+1: 48.06 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 66.67, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
MP: 30.59 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 12.12, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 33)
MP+1: 49.1 BB (VPIP: 36.36, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)

9 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.62 BB) Hero has K 8

fold, UTG+1 raises to 2.25 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.25 BB

Flop: (6.12 BB, 2 players) 4 T K
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks

Turn: (6.12 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 2.4 BB, UTG+1 calls 2.4 BB

River: (10.92 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 7 BB, UTG+1 calls 7 BB

Hero shows K 8 (Two Pair, Kings and Eights)
(Pre 6%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)
UTG+1 shows K K (Three of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 94%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)
UTG+1 wins 24.92 BB

How much more difficult do you find the games on stars if at all? Still haven't smoked? GL