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Greetings Everyone, Plan is simple but hard to achieve 10k€ in the bank+bankroll and ~+2k$ income/monthly from poker. Afte

Week 1 Goals and Plans Greetings, This week I will have a lot of time as I have work only Thursday and Friday and on top of that my gf traveling till Wednesday. Goals for Week 1:

1. Regain stability in my poker performance.
2. Gym 2x week
3. Make 250$
4. Play 8k hands
5. 20 push-ups in the morning
6. Study/Build strategy SB vs BB, BTN vs BB SRP A-high boards. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or thinks I could do better is much appreciated.

Subscribed! 3. Make 250$

This is a terrible goal to have, especially as a short-term goal.

GL for this new challenge

by Dante Alighieri m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58552481#post58552481)

This is a terrible goal to have, especially as a short-term goal.

Agree, it's an experiment. Because this month I had no finiacle goals I was break-even. Obviously it can be variance, but I feel like its in my head. Been re-thinking and maybe it's when I don't have finiacle goal I don't care about winning enough...meaning going for craziest bluffs in **** spots and going for all the hero calls. Will try it out.

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58552504#post58552504)

Agree, it's an experiment. Because this month I had no finiacle goals I was break-even. Obviously it can be variance, but I feel like its in my head. Been re-thinking and maybe it's when I don't have finiacle goal I don't care about winning enough...meaning going for craziest bluffs in **** spots and going for all the hero calls. Will try it out.

OK, I see. Interesting experiment.

May Goals and Plans Greetings, In May I have 14 workdays and 17 free. As of late I been struggling with results oriented thinking (at least that is how I feel while writing this post) so to combat that my goals for the May will be as followed: Poker:

• Play 20k hands
• Build strategy flop for BvB and BTN vs BB (both SRP) in gtowizard 25 subset
• Limit session time to 1h 30min max
• Try out different poker sites (IPoker, 888Poker, WPT global) Mental:
• Read Mental Game of Poker (cover to cover)
• ~15min walks in morning on off-work days
• Track my emotions and write them down during playing Fitness:
• Gym 10x
• 20 Push-ups everyday Lifestyle:
• Pre-schedule every off-work day
• Complete breakfast everyday (Been only drinking coffee in mornings)
• Track my spending's (got an app) Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or thinks I could do better is much appreciated.

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Gl man, I've been playing with you a bit recently. I would advise taking agressive shots at 50nl on party as its basically the same, sometimes softer, as 25nl. If you want to known my screenname you commented on my flipping skills today ��

by J.E.C m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58554885#post58554885)

Gl man, I've been playing with you a bit recently. I would advise taking agressive shots at 50nl on party as its basically the same, sometimes softer, as 25nl. If you want to known my screenname you commented on my flipping skills today ��

Thanks for advice, I been shot talking 50nl a little(2k hands). But with my current BR and my confidence degrading, need to re-group. node if your profile pic is K.H. and in that case your tagged as Reg not s***-reg.

Gl

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58554969#post58554969)

Thanks for advice, I been shot talking 50nl a little(2k hands). But with my current BR and my confidence degrading, need to re-group. node if your profile pic is K.H. and in that case your tagged as Reg not s***-reg.

Haha yeh that's me, I have you with the red for reg tag and not the purple **** reg one aswell. There are plenty of purple tags though as I'm sure your aware. I find the morning and afternoons great for shot taking. Quite often you can find tables with 3 fish and some bad regs but volume will be lower and if your not already make sure to give the real name tables a try. Somehow the real whales love to have the world know who they are.

by J.E.C m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58555158#post58555158)

I find the morning and afternoons great for shot taking. Quite often you can find tables with 3 fish and some bad regs but volume will be lower and if your not already make sure to give the real name tables a try. Somehow the real whales love to have the world know who they are.

Agree, mornings and late evenings are my favorite. Been trying them a little bit, but I hate to guess who is who(regs). I start every reg as s***-reg and then I promote them if I see anything respectful-worthy (imo ofc). And for you if remember correctly, I promoted you when you traped me in a smart way and I blasted(from a s*** reg to reg in a day).

Subbed, GL

Week 1 Recap Greetings, First week of the Blog was interesting... Started with having many doubt about my game and mental, but all changed when I decided to focus on everything I can control (Sleep, Diet, Fitness, Study, schedule) instead of results. Took me two s**t days to confirmed what Dante said (weekly profit goal is terrible idea). Also listen to J.E.C. about morning 50nl games and was pleasantly surprised, so much so that played 4h without breaks at Sunday(Bad idea as I f****d up my schedule and had huge headache). For the following week will have 3 work days. Cash: +90,3$ Spins: +9,73$ (free tickets) Mtt: -19,53$ ( two 11$ mtt and 22$ step satellite to 1500euro Live event) RB: +62,5$ +25$ welcome bonus Total: +168$ Cash Graph:

Results/Stats:

Session Graph:

(Could not fit all in one pic) RB:

(Did recieve 25$ welcome bonuss for playing(VPIP) 1k hands at 50nl) Biggest Win:

HH1: Vs Whale, Had 3 notes on him - Min 3B IP, Min 3B OOP KTo, Calls J8s BTN vs CO 2,5x.... Was really unsure, but ended up calling (he sat down at our table 10 hands ago with 250bb) Biggest Loss/ Unluckiest:

HH2: Vs Whale, he did this weird min 3B with anything he taught is good enough to 3B. Funny part is that I looked at option cash-out 131$ and said I aint no b**h* Biggest Bluff:

HH3: Vs Reg, I already decide to blast on brick river, he went deep into tank and called... looked up the spot in gtowizard and he should call all Tx and 9x so I'm happy to blast of here Biggest Hero Fold:

HH4: Vs aggro fish, could not bring myself to call... might be money scare. Luckiest:

HH5: Vs Whale, In a game with fishes/whales just trying to hit a good hand and stack off... Lucky turn Funny Sweat:

HH6: Vs Fish, In a game with fishes/whales just trying to get my money in good. MTT spot:

HH7: In step satellite, first 5 get to final stage. Problem with this spot is that big stack was a Whale that limped a lot preflop and let everyone realize their EQ. Got frustrated and ended up calling and lost to KTs. Goals for Week 1:

1. Regain stability in my poker performance. Success Felt much better about my game as week progressed
2. Gym 2x week Failed went once, was too lazy during weekend
3. Make 250$ Failed Started to feel better once I dropped this goal (Dante was right)
4. Play 8k hands Failed Close but little ambitious
5. 20 push-ups in the morning 6/7 Success Skipped only one day
6. Study/Build strategy SB vs BB, BTN vs BB SRP A-high boards. 1/2 Success Did SB vs BB but did not start BTN vs BB Goals for Week 2
7. 20 push-ups in the morning
8. Gym 2x week
9. Plan my free days ahead in planner to have better balance between time spend for gf/poker/fitness
10. Better sleep routine ( 23:00 )
11. Max session length 1h 30min
12. DO not play after work
13. Build strategy SB vs BB K-high boards (GTOw 25 subset)
14. Read fist two chapters of MGOP Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Good Start! Keep up the good work!

Week 2 Recap Greetings, Second week of the blog was decent. Started week great, but after late night shift had to attended work related meeting (once a month mandatory) next morning, which f****k up my sleep and grind for following days. Also played after work, something that is really bad for my win-rate. Ran really well on the weekend and was close to winning 1,5k€ package to live event. Need to focus more on limiting my bad habits - playing after work, playing while tired, unable to quite good game. Cash: +432,5$ Mtt: -75,12$ (22$ x3, 11$ x3, 5,5$ x4) RB: +62,5$ Total: +419,88$ Cash Graph:

Results/Stats:

Session Graph:

RB:

Biggest Win:

HH1: Vs Maniac/calling station(QJo) and Aggro fish, weird spot. Was more concern about min 3B/all-in then QJo guy( because had a note: that he SQZ 12bb/called K9o SB vs HJ 2,5x/24bb and BTN CC/fold) Biggest Loss:

HH2: Vs Reg(tightish), Head-up, Best reasoning that I had atm to call was that it's HU (half thought out decision) Biggest Bluff:

HH3: Vs Unknow(seemed like a reg), SB was a massive calling-station. My thought process was that he would value bet larger with bigger hand and that he is trying to get thin value 2nd Biggest bluff:

HH4: Vs fish, he tanked bet turn and river and his sizings scream to me like he doesn't have a King and that he is afraid of trips. Snaped folded OTR. Luckiest:

HH5: Vs Reg, BB was a whale, He traped me good, was expecting sets and straight to raise for protection and thought I can fold out a lot of better hands, even overpairs... I did say sorry after the hand. Funny Runout:

HH6: Vs Reg, I was thinking about folding OTF. Biggest Donation:

HH7: Vs Fish, just happy to be at the right table, at the right time when fish decides to punt. Goals for Week 2:

1. 20 push-ups in the morning Failed - did 3/7 days
2. Gym 2x week Success
3. Plan my free days ahead in planner to have better balance between time spend for gf/poker/fitness Success - execution was lacking but I did have plan for every free day
4. Better sleep routine ( 23:00 ) Failed - Had a late night shift and could not get into good sleeping routine
5. Max session length 1h 30min Success - few longer session was result off mtt going in the background
6. DO not play after work Failed
7. Build strategy SB vs BB K-high boards (GTOw 25 subset) Failed
8. Read fist two chapters of MGOP Failed - did not even lift the book form the shelf. Goals for Week 3
9. 10 push-ups in the morning + good balanced breakfast
10. Plan my free days ahead in planner to have better balance between time spend for gf/poker/fitness
11. Better sleep routine ( 23:00 )
12. Max session length 1h 30min
13. DO not play after work
14. Build strategy SB vs BB K-high boards (GTOw 25 subset)
15. Read fist two chapters of MGOP Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated. Like

Great stuff!

Busted both, but was decent opportunity to make extra money or travel to live mtt.

Maybe make a more specific goal for the ones you failed. For example instead of read first two chapters of MGOP. Have sub goal.

1. Monday take book from shelf and read one page.
2. Each day after read one page. Same for build strategy sB vs BB K high.
3. Find out the sizing and percentage of bet va check.
4. Look at hand classes for betting vs checking.
5. Come up with heuristic for betting vs checking. And just keep going like this. I think when you have so many goals some of these broader ones it's easier to fail because maybe they are too big/broad so your brain kind of is in all or nothing mode and it's easier to put it off. But if you make tiny goal sometimes it's easier to get over that initial inertia to get started. Looking forward to seeing you in the Triton High Rollers soon!

by Mr Spyutastic m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58569469#post58569469)

But if you make tiny goal sometimes it's easier to get over that initial inertia to get started.

Agree with everything you said and will try to make my goals smaller/more achievable. Got sick(command cold), so skipping work and few goals(gym,push-ups). Should give me more time to do other goals... P.S. Waiting for the Triton to sponsor me

gl!

Week 3 Recap Greetings, Third week of the blog was full of high-highs and low-lows. Got sick again(common cold) from Wednesday. Was playing from bed and not studying that much. Tried to play more mtt as they are much more relaxing and don't require that much concentration. Sunday got tilted from stored up tilt by playing every day and not taking days off, somehow was still up a buyin. Overall happy with the week and results. happy that most off my volume came from 50nl (first week). Still recovering and planning to go to work on Friday. Cash: +535,4$ Mtt: -8,84$ (~14mtt 22$ to 5$ and stone bubble 22$ sat) RB: +75$ Total: +601,56$ Cash Graph:

Results/Stats:

Session Graph:

Rakeback:

Biggest Win:

HH1: Vs Reg, 9 OTR is weird card downgrades many of my two pair, but still feels like a loose call. Biggest Loss:

HH2: Vs Reg, Not a fan of going all-in preflop, but might be a better play. Staking of OTF seems standard. Biggest Bluff:

HH3: Vs Reg, was tilting and instead of ending my session and taking a break, decided turn up the music and try to win every hand. Biggest Bluff-catch:

HH4: Vs Aggro-Reg, very loose call but felt right with dynamic that we hand during that session. 2nd Biggest Bluff-catch:

HH5: Vs Reg, If we would be deeper X/R river would be cool. With his river sizing I excluded Qx, nevertheless hard to find bluffs. Max Value:

HH6: Vs Fish, Decided to go for max value to target hands like KQ KJ KT, might call with PP, imo fishes loves to call when FD misses. Unluckiest:

HH7: Vs Whale, nice flop. Luckiest:

HH8: Vs Fish, with all the action OTF and OTT was not happy with my trips and trying to play it safe, nice river tho. Folding pre might be better, but BTN was a fish as well. Punt:

HH9: Vs Reg, pure punt soon after this hand ended my session. 2nd Punt:

HH10: Vs Whale, Limp/All-in is nutted and I know it problem was that I stone-bubbled satellite 30 sec ago and was fuming. Biggest Donation:

HH11: Vs Whale, was a bit tilted that I might lose to set but having 100% was nice. MTT spot:

HH12: HU 35bb vs Maniac, had a note that he 3,5x/never folds... So he 3,5x and I went all-in and he snap called... First place was 190$. Goals for Week 3: Failed every single one of my goals, because of myself and because I got sick. Goals for Week 4

1. Gym 1x
2. Start reading MGOP
3. Study some piled up poker materials
4. Fully recover
5. Set a time limit before sessions
6. Bink a donkament Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated. Like

Crusher, no doubt. Bonkers results, love to see it!

Week 4 Recap Greetings, Fourth week of the blog was filled with high-high and break-even lows. Started the week with biggest winning day ever +499$. Followed it up with few meh days and had work on Friday (much needed because I was getting to lazy and unproductive). Weekend was great. Also big step up for me was trying out 100nl, esp during weekend. Mostly same regs with few exceptions. Also during this week adopted kitten. For next week will have 3 work days and planning to have much lower poker volume and mostly play during weekend. Also during workday morning games have been kinda dead (probably good weather). Cash: +913,7$ Mtt: -62$ (~15mtt ) RB: +100$ Total: +951,7$ Cash Graph:

Results/Stats:

Session Graph:

Rakeback:

Biggest Win:

HH1: Vs Fish, OTF was not getting direct odds, but I was pretty confident I would get paid if I hit OTT, still need to do some work on implied odds and reverse implied odds. He tanked for 10 sec and called. Biggest Loss:

HH2: Vs Unknown, need to work on my HU game, did not need to bluff this hand and could have played this as a value hand. Was playing that day like s*** and left quickly after this hand (getting snapped didn't help). Biggest Bluff:

HH3: Vs Reg, Turn call seems dubious, but once I get there and imo having almost no SDV happy to blast. Biggest Bluff-catch:

HH4: Vs Aggro-Reg, his story didn't make sense to me and knowing his tendencies decided to call. Slow-Play:

HH5: Vs Reg, BB was a fish. Don't like 5B 160bb deep and I think calling is much better (as long as the flop isn't QJT) , vs this flop sizing and not having Ac will just put it in. Calling Station:

HH6: Vs Fish, Have issue in not being able to fold vs obvious value on flush competing boards when they Donk rivers. Unluckiest:

HH7: Vs Reg, OTF decided to try and play two street strategy. Unsure as this is not my baseline strategy. Luckiest:

HH8: Vs 2 Fish, happy to be in this amazing pot. Over-call by trips was extra. Value-Bluff:

HH9: Vs Unknown-Reg, Somehow had 87% OTT. really unsure about my line as this isn't the most commend spot. Punt:

HH9: Vs Reg, MP was going all-in every hand with under 20bb stack as he was tilting and everybody knew it. Imo Pure punt. Weirdest spot ever:

HH10: Vs Whale, I was not expecting him to bluff very often,but I was expecting him to over-value Top pair. BTN being reg did not help. Deep time bank call, turn sizing is what I based my decision on as I felt in game as his betting his hand strength. Biggest Donation:

HH11: Vs unknown, gave him a little to much respect before this hand as he did have nice stack, still weird spot. In few orbits took his nice stack. MTT spot:

HH12: 18bb efc, busted 9/17. Late reg ended. 1st place was 1,5k€ package to live event and 2nd Place was 1,1k€ cash. 1mil was starting stack. Was gutted. Goals for Week 4:

1. Gym 1x Failed, did not feel well enough to go to gym.
2. Start reading MGOP Failed
3. Study some piled up poker materials Done, did quite a lot of studying
4. Fully recover 90% Done
5. Set a time limit before sessions Failed
6. Bink a donkament Almost binked the most important tournament Goals for Week 5:
7. Have fun

Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Hello, nice blog 😀 and have fun with the kitty I am interested in the Gym Fail. What do you mean by "not feeling well enough"?

by DrJuanGonzalez m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58583135#post58583135)

I am interested in the Gym Fail. What do you mean by "not feeling well enough"?

I was sick(common cold) from 15.05.-23.05. and didn't go to work. Goal was to go to the gym one time during last week, but as I was feeling not fully recovered, I failed that goal.

Nice results! Keep pushing! Hope the cat is a lucky charm 😀

by Captain Runners m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58583214#post58583214)

Hope the cat is a lucky charm 😀

I hope too, for now he's messing my already bad sleep😃.

May Review Greetings, May was great month in therms of poker performance. And not so great in study, health/lifestyle. Have figured out that confidence is one of the main driving factors in my results, so being well studied (confident in my game), will be top priority moving forward. Was skipping work and gym because of being sick. Sleep has been one of the worst ones in many years duo to sickness/ kitten. Also personal life has been very unstable: fixing health, gf losing her job, getting used to kitten, having to work in very hot weather. Plan for the following month is to take control of my life and fix most of the problems, so I can start saving money for the time I leave my job. Have better structured study plan. Have fun. Results/Graphs:

RB: +325$ (+25$ of it Welcome bonus) MTT/Spins: -155,76$ Total: +2270,24$ Spoiler Show

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58554806#post58554806)

Poker:- Play 20k hands- Build strategy flop for BvB and BTN vs BB (both SRP) in gtowizard 25 subset- Limit session time to 1h 30min max- Try out different poker sites (IPoker, 888Poker, WPT global) Mental:- Read Mental Game of Poker (cover to cover)- ~15min walks in morning on off-work days- Track my emotions and write them down during playingFitness:- Gym 10x- 20 Push-ups ever... See full post

Achieved ~25% of set goals above, moving forward won't be setting specific goals for following months. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

nice - looks like a heater, but even so seems like you're crushing despite seemingly being fairly near the beginning of studying/practicing... How do you find the NL100SH tables on party? What are the regs like?

by Keruli m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58590779#post58590779)

How do you find the NL100SH tables on party? What are the regs like?

Thanks, Played 100nl only at the best times of the day, so had 1-2 fishes per table... With half of the regs I played before at 50nl and few even at 25nl. And for the rest of the regs, too early to tell, did not see anything crazy good but small sample.

Week 5 Recap Greetings, Fifth week was worst one yet. Took Monday off and play local live 10€ which I min-cashed. Had work in very unpleasant conditions +25 C* (Thursday, Wednesday, Friday). Play like s**t on Saturday. And played pretty good imo on Sunday. During the week also played on IPoker as I got deal for 35% flat rake back and there are few leader-boards that take little effort to get in the money. But had very hard time adjusting to software, spent many hours trying to use table helpers to improve play-ability but with little success. For the following week will be take it very slow as I have dentist on Thursday and work 3 days in a row. Hope to get in some action during weekend. Cash: -358,84$ Mtt: 0 RB: +55$ (17,5€ Ipoker) Total: -303,84$ (will combine $ and € for simplicity reasons) Cash Graph:

Results/Stats:

Session:

Rakeback:

Biggest Win:

HH1: Vs Fish, cant remember his hand... but if he cashed-out for 40$ I assume he had AQo. Biggest Loss/Blunder:

HH2: Vs Reg, flop sizing is s**t but I like turn and river. Been struggling with 3B pot OOP and working on it atm. Unlucky:

HH3: Vs Aggro-Fish, wanted to fast play. Biggest Bluff-catch:

HH4: Vs Aggro-Fish, have note that this guys does weird s**t. Goals for Week 5:

1. Have fun Failed Losing is not that fun and trying to adjust to Ipoker software was really tilting. Goals for Week 6:
2. Play when feeling ready
3. Take it slow Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Hey man, great thread! I feel your pain about new software, can be quite tilting. GL!

Week 6 Recap Greetings, Sixth week of the blog was a roller coaster. Started out fine with playing small amount on Monday and Tuesday but already with some tilting problems that caused some unnecessary losses. Then had 3 work days in a row. Saturday was fine ran pretty bad but whatever, also came 3rd out of 21 in a local live mtt (70€ PKO) for extra 200€ profit. But on Sunday second session mental crashed and I went full bananas, blasting every spot possible and trying to take my anger out on everyone... after two hours of carnage was happy to be down only 30$

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Made some important changes, New chair (was playing while laying at bed for the last few weeks,because my back was in pain from my old chair). Withdrew all my money from IPoker, tried it out was not a fan of software and field seemed full of boring rake-back grinders. Cash: +26,55$ Mtt: +200€ RB: +50$ Total: +276,55$ Cash Graph:

Results/Stats:

Session:

Rakeback:

Biggest Win/Luckiest:

HH1: Vs 2 Fish, happy to stack of so good vs full-stack fish. Biggest Loss:

HH2: Vs Nit-Reg, played a lot vs this guy and I guess my reputation has caught on to me(will adjust). Unlucky:

HH3: Vs Fish, sometime they do pair the board for the good guys. Biggest Bluff-catch:

HH4: Vs Fish, He snapped all-in OTR and imo that make his less likely to have flush. Biggest bluff:

HH5: Vs Loose-Whale, I really hate bluffing fishes/whales. had a good feeling he gets here with super wide range, still unsure if I should ever do this against loose-fishes/whale. Hero-Call:

HH6: Vs bluff-heavy Fish, this guy was trying to win every hand... Playing very wide range and never stop betting. Big-Bluff:

HH7: Vs solid Reg, imo great spot to blast as his calling range is really narrow. Mega Punt

HH8: This was at the peak of my tilt vs guy that caused it. Basically decided if his playing too wide pre/post and bluffing everything I'm going to F this guy up and just go for it in this hand. Goals review of Week 6:

1. Play when feeling ready LOL
2. Take it slow LMAO Goals for Week 7:
3. Work on my mental
4. Improve my preflop ranges
5. Play from table only

Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

The first queens guy was having none of it haha. Nut full house into a straight flush... nasty. You went with your read and the A7dd call worked out but it seems like a play that would be torching most of the time in my opinion. As you saw with that last one even aggro fish still make hands sometimes. I notice a lot of your bluffs don't have a whole lot of backdoor equity and are really relying on folds. This means that if you're called you don't have any outs other than blasting. Sometimes that works but sometimes it doesn't. Maybe being a bit more selective with bluffing hands will help? Hopefully the new chair really helps out and damn that's a cute cat. Keep up the good work man!

"full bananas" always make me laugh 😀 Glad you were able to do some damage control. Work on mental is what needs to be done! GL!

Thanks, Captain. Weak/Strong Mental is the difference between losing and crushing( for me), so will be paying a lot of attention and working to improve it. Thanks, Aussie. by AussiePhoenix m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58600076#post58600076)

You went with your read and the A7dd call worked out but it seems like a play that would be torching most of the time in my opinion. As you saw with that last one even aggro fish still make hands sometimes.

Agree that this call is tourching vs 95% of the players, but vs this guy imo it's profitable as he was carelessly bluffing anything and also (if I remember correctly) had different sizing for value and bluffs. Had a really strong read in this hand and snapped him. Spoiler Show

This hand happened 10min before hand in question...Tanked call, just because I lose to some Ax bluffs, shame we choped. Spoiler Show

He is not 30/20, because of PartyPoker it shows stats per position not player.

by AussiePhoenix m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58600076#post58600076)

I notice a lot of your bluffs don't have a whole lot of backdoor equity and are really relying on folds. This means that if you're called you don't have any outs other than blasting. Sometimes that works but sometimes it doesn't. Maybe being a bit more selective with bluffing hands will help?

You could be right, as I do enjoy making big calls/bluffs. Also the bluffs you see are the biggest ones and to be included they have to be all-in(kinda), so otr I try to choose the ones that unbluck folds(fd or straight draws etc) that might be the case why it looks like im pure blasting, idk. That A5s hand is not something I usually do but seemed like a nice spot to do it, as imo his folding quite a lot and I have never seen him trapping pre(2 months).

Week 7 Recap Greetings, Seventh week of the blog was slow and I picked up pace during weekend. Happy with the results and happy with my performance. Did played first Live poker session on Saturday, was fun and hard as it was dealers choice and 2 people where playing nlhl, 2 people where playing crazy pineapple and 2 people where playing 3 card nlhl (can use 2 of your own cards max). Was up 250€ at peek but then we stared playing double bomb pot PLO5 (lol) every 30min. Hardest part was to stay focused as I was way pass my regular bed time. Also Im done with Ipoker for now. Overall online was smooth sailing and live was fun. Will have 3 work days and might play some more live (but treat it more as fun game rather then source of income). Cash: +615,2$ (-100€ live 1/1) Mtt: -66$ RB: +50$ Total: +599,2$ Cash Graph:

Results/Stats:

Session:

Rakeback:

Biggest Win:

HH1: Vs aggro-gii happy fish, he was 4x rfi before. also did pot bet-call vs all in KTs on JT2r 3B pre vs X/R. Not the best spot but I was aware of how gii happy he was. Biggest Loss/Blunder:

HH2: Vs Reg, turn bet is a blunder... got punished,most likely would stack off anyways. Luckiest:

HH3: Vs Reg, If he take cash-out with KK... It only fair for me to hit the A. Also hands like these does not add to my Allin-EV. Bluff-Catch:

HH4: Vs Fish, HU... felt like a good spot to bluff-catch. Biggest Bluff:

HH5: Vs Reg, imo great spot, also like to get extra value ott and would have shove on almost every river. Max-Greedy:

HH6: vs Aggro-Fish, heard something about fishes being inelastic.. so wanted to test it for myself. Weird hand:

HH7: Before the hand this guy was tagged as s***-reg, so was confused by cold-call and donk OTT. And even more confused by him donking this hand ott. Weird hand:

HH8: Vs Fish, tanked called... Was not expecting this fish to go for it out of nowhere. Funny hand

HH9: Vs Whale, had a good read on the guy being very-very stack off happy, so middle pair will do. Nice Read:

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Had 3 plo5 bomb pots I played And if I would get called on first I would be up like to 500€ Hands: 88KT4r Board one : AK8hh 9x 3x Board two: AA4r Qx 8x 30€ pot OTF Vip bets 15€ and I call OTT we are HU and he bets 50€ OTR I donk bet pot 160€ and he tank folds A

Goals review of Week 7:

1. Work on my mental -Done, played when I was ready and did not put to much pressure on myself
2. Improve my preflop ranges -Done, still working on it but did majority of the work
3. Play from table only -Done, Playing from table has improved my quality of play. Goals for Week 8:
4. Slow and steady grind
5. Life balance
6. Keep improve my preflop ranges

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I keep getting to the last stage but can't get close to 1500€ package

Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Cute kitten

Week 8 Recap Greetings, Eight week of the blog was fine. Unhappy with my Saturday blow-up. During weekend lacked energy but still pushed through, which might be part of the reason I tilted and punted during Saturday. Other than Saturday was happy with how I played. Will play close attention to my energy and emotions next week. Next week will have 3 working days and really hot weather, which impacts me significantly bad, so will be careful about how much volume I play. Cash: +233,2$ Mtt: 0 RB: +75$ Total: +308,2$ Cash Graph:

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HH1: Vs big fish, happy to get the perfect run-out and to be max greedy... Don't judge my preflop call,please. Biggest Loss/Biggest Bluff:

HH2: Vs Reg, I like my play imo looks very strong as Its hard for me to have bluffs...Shame he had it. Luckiest:

HH3: Vs Fish(stronger fish), OTF I felt as I'm going the be f***, river saved me... and because I left myself with 0,29$ my all-in EV is saved. Bluff-Catch:

HH4: Vs bluff heavy fish, really bad to have As but I still wanted to make the big hero.. Bluff-Catch:

HH5: Vs Reg, was more afraid of QhXh or QsXs, maybe shoving OTT would be better... Unlukiest:

HH6: vs Call happy Fish, was thinking about how I would spend those 100$. Epic Turn:

HH7: Vs Aggro-Fish, had a read that he plays aggressive when check to. Big Bluff:

HH8: Vs Aggro-Fish, bluffing with AA is always spicy, in retrospect I could have folded Turn. Blunder:

HH9: Vs Fish, Just could not let go, my bad. Funny Hand:

HH10: vs biggest nit in the pool (JTs) and Fish in the SB. Goals review of Week 8:

1. Slow and steady grind Failed - Saturday I f****d up
2. Life balance Done - Went to gym after long break...but still need to improve time spend with gf
3. Keep improve my preflop ranges Minimal - Did study them, but nowhere close to what I wanted. Goals for Week 8:
4. Improve mental
5. Organise my poker study
6. Focus on health Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 9 Recap Greetings, ninth week was pretty bad. With weather being hotter then sun had a avoided putting to much volume in cash games, and played few tournaments for fun and had a some decent runs. Cash game pretty break even most of the week, but during Sunday saw light at the end of a break-even week and had solid morning session. Played another session as games where pretty decent and tilted hard and buried my results. Will make significant changes to my approach to poker in July. Next week will have 4 working days and work meeting in between. Will not play 100nl next week. Cash: -269,5$ Mtt: +208$ RB: +75$ Total: +14,5$ Cash Graph:

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Luckiest: HH3: Vs Fish, nice river...and even nicer that he cant find the fold

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Nice Flop: HH4: Vs Fish, didn't even look at turn and river

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Biggest Bluff: HH5: Vs Reg, imo he over-stabs this turn with most of his range,

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Dream Run-out: HH6: Vs fish

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Funny hand: HH8: Vs Fish, well basically I was very sure this guy was bluffing and was reasonably sure his not bluffing with A-high(because get called by worse only) so it was between Broadways and low PP, problem is that in game I thought that is more likely he 3B PP then Broadways

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Punt #1: HH9: Vs aggro-fish, was tilting and wanted to make my money back... did think about it and by how the action went put him on straight or air

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Punt #2: HH10: Vs fish, at peak tilt... did not care really and ended my session after this hand.

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Goals review of Week 8: Pretty much failed them all. Goals for Week 9:

1. Moving forward will make monthly goals not weekly goals Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

June Review Greetings, June was mediocre at best. Studies lacked. Work conditions took a lot more energy then usual (hot weather). Did play live at my local poker club, which I'm happy about. Thing that hurt the most was my 3 failed shot at 100nl. About July. Will be traveling to Prague mid month and might play some live cash games there, to get those days free will be working a lot during first 3 weeks of the month. Also re-subbed to gtowizard and planing to drill a lot at work. Results/Graphs:

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1. Go to sleep before 23:00
2. Track finances w/ app
3. No phone/pc after 20:00 (unless playing poker)
4. Drill a pre-planed spot in gtowizard at work (every working day)
5. Meditate 3-15min pre-session
6. Play only 50nl Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 10 Recap Greetings, Decent week, got lucky that my work place miscalculated my hour and I was given Saturday off, and I absolutely crushed it that day. Overall still need to improve one lot of stuff, meditating before sessions helps a lot and also not looking at win/lose while grinding has been very positive on my mental. Positive start to the month and I play to keep it that way. Next week will have 3 days free. Weather will return to being too hot for me, so might take it slower then week 10. Cash: +374$ Mtt: 0 RB: +87,5$ Total: +461,5$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Bluff: HH4: Vs decent reg, felt like the right thing to do

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Another Hero: HH6: Vs aggro-reg

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More Hero calls (Dont they know i'm a station): HH7: vs Fish

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Weird one: HH8: Vs s***-reg, weird one Im like never good here and should fold at some point before

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Bink: HH9: Vs Fish, he snaped river lol

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Punt: HH10: Vs aggro-fish, brave people get rewarded

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Some positive word from one of my co-workers (s***-reg)

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Week 11 Recap Greetings, Week 11 was very interesting and learn a lot about myself and whats possible. I have main three leaks I want to focus moving forward 1. Bluff-catching 2. Being get it in happy 3. Bluffing as a degen. Also because I played so much one Friday, decided to try to make it to 30% RB (600$ rake per week) and played two really long session on Sunday, In which I punted a lot in first and in second made promise to not bluff-catch at all and try to avoid stacking off pre (AKo JJ). Even to was almost break-even (after RB) made a lot of progress and happy with self-reflection. Next week will play almost no online and will be traveling to Prague to play a little live poker and enjoy the city (Mini-vacation) Cash: -100,2$ Mtt: 0 RB: +180$ Total: +79,8$ Cash Graph:

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Unlucky: HH3: Vs Passive Fish, worst part is that he went into deep tank (imo not slow-rolling) to extra tilt me.

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Bluff-Catch: HH5: vs S***-reg, he took a very weird line... but the fact that he buy-in for half stack(money scared) should indicate that I should fold most of my bluff-catchers

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Bluff-Catch/Punt: HH7: Vs aggro-fish, again need to work on my condition calling station

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Nice thread and good progress so far! You asked for some discussion on your HH so I thought I'd engage. I'm interested in your thought process on the KK hand: by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58648600#post58648600)

Week 11 Recap Biggest Win: HH1: 150bb efc (BTN had 100bb) EP Fish and BTN Reg, very confusing hand

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What was the reasoning behind your 4B sizing? It seems a bit small to me. If the recreational in EP calls then BTN gets very good pot odds (~4:1) and chances are you'll end up playing multiway OOP with a hand that would prefer to be heads up. Also there's the fact that you're 150BB deep with the recreational, which in my opinion would merit a larger sizing. Also interested in why you sized your bet so small on flop and checked turn and river. Maybe I'm being biased by the results but I'd struggle to think of a better runout for your hand and it seems like you won the minimum here. Finally, what are your thoughts on BTNs play? The decisions to iso-3B a recreational w/87s and call the flop are both highly questionable to me. Did you expect this hand to be in their range? I would have taken a note on this.

good luck in prague

by GandolfTheOptimal m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58649107#post58649107)

Finally, what are your thoughts on BTNs play? The decisions to iso-3B a recreational w/87s and call the flop are both highly questionable to me. Did you expect this hand to be in their range? I would have taken a note on this.

Isoing 87s here vs a rec is completely standard and I'm going wider than that. Once the fish calls the 4b I'm coming along with that hand as the implied odds are to good. Flop is a mandatory call with the gutter and bdfd giving OP's sizing. I get the small from OP but on a 3 way Thi board we have to be going at least half pot here

Yea, I agree with most of what you guys said... and thanks for giving you input. Preflop, I was more targeting BTN rather then Opener as I didnt expect him to call (all/in or fold) So in my mind I was playing 100bb efc Flop, I know that these kinda board are atleast half pot HU, not sure about MW... Because of my confusion and because I was trying to look weaker I went for small generic size. Turn Even more confused, could have continued to barrel 1/4-1/2 to get value from 66-99 Tx JJ QQ flush draws, but decided to go the passive route. River The easiest street, BTN should be raising if he has me beat, because it looks like I have air and value will come from Fish, and fish can value bet worse. Overall, very confused on how good are my KK MW, because Cold 4B ranges should be very tight, but this is not the standard cold 4B spot because of the fish. by wereallgonnamakeit m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58649407#post58649407)

good luck in prague

Dusted 6k czk (220€😉 in the first night, had a lot of problems with patience and therefor played too wide and was trying to win hands I played stationing/bluffing.

by J.E.C m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58649483#post58649483)

Flop is a mandatory call with the gutter and bdfd giving OP's sizing

Completely missed the gutter to the T high straight, call makes sense now. by J.E.C m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58649483#post58649483)

Isoing 87s here vs a rec is completely standard

I get the value in 3-betting a wide range against the rec, but doesn't a lot of the value of 87s come from fold equity that we're unlikey to get from a such a player? I would have thought it better to pad your 3-bet range out with all the offsuit broadways and Axs hands, maybe some Kxs too depending on how wild you want to go. I guess I'm making assumptions about how the rec plays post flop. If they're fit-fold or very passive I see the value in just going bananas with our 3-bets, but even then we have to worry about other regs. I'd expect to get cold 4B fairly frequently if I'm 3-betting 20% every time this player opens. Maybe I'm missing something though. Interested to hear your thoughts if you care to share them. by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58649716#post58649716)

Overall, very confused on how good are my KK MW, because Cold 4B ranges should be very tight, but this is not the standard cold 4B spot because of the fish.

Being 3-way hurts the equity of your overpair, but I think you're being a bit overly cautious here and missing getting value from the rec (unlesss you have a read he'll blast of with bluffs if you check). BTN doesn't have many combos that beat you on the turn and might call another bet with QQ/JJ. Even with your small flop bet BTN has less than a pot size bet left on the turn, so you have to ask yourself if the money is every not going in if he does have you beat. Meanwhile recreational probably has loads of Tx and worse pairs that they might stack off with, and maybe even some AK, AQ, AJ type hands that are too pretty to fold. Personally I'd bet 1/2 pot on flop and shove turn, accepting that occasionally you'll run into a better hand.

by GandolfTheOptimal m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58649753#post58649753)

Personally I'd bet 1/2 pot on flop and shove turn, accepting that occasionally you'll run into a better hand.

I like this plan much more then what I did. I guess when I'm confused I become cautious.

by GandolfTheOptimal m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58649753#post58649753)

I get the value in 3-betting a wide range against the rec, but doesn't a lot of the value of 87s come from fold equity that we're unlikey to get from a such a player? I would have thought it better to pad your 3-bet range out with all the offsuit broadways and Axs hands, maybe some Kxs too depending on how wild you want to go. I guess I'm making assumptions about how the rec pl... See full post

People in these games are just not 4betting enough so I dont worry about that too much and just try and get into pots HU in pos vs fish as much as possible cause the mistakes they make post flop helps us print. Of course If I start noticing a reg 4b bluffing me more we can just start flatting these hands vs them

KK play seems really nitty, especially with a rec in the pot. I don't mind the turn check at all but we should either shove the river or check shove, fish can easily call JJ/QQ here.

Week 12 & 13 Recap Greetings, Week 12 I had 3 work days in a row and then trip to Prague, did manage to sneak in 3k hands. In Prague play decent amount of live cash. Learned a lot about live and that it's not as fun as I thought it would be, hardest part was battling my lack of patience. After punting ~250$ in first session (200bb), managed to win it back in 2nd and 3rd session and ended up break-even. Week 13 came back from Prague and brought with me Covid, so was able to stay at home and play a lot of poker (which went really well). Also tried 100nl but failed as I have failed many times before (4 or 5), I think it's some sort of mental block as I do think 100nl is something I looked as I made it stake. Will figure it out and build my bankroll larger to not be afraid to play 100nl. Other then one day that I tried playing 100nl week was fantastic and really happy with results. Next week I will keep grinding 50nl, still semi-sick and free from work. Week 12 Cash: +41,08$ Mtt: 0 RB: +37,5$ Total: +78,58$ Week 13 Cash: +907,2$ Mtt: -7,5$ RB: +210$ Total: +1109,7$ Cash Graph Week 12:

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Luckiest Nr2: HH5: Vs reg, I think it's only fair to hit the flush on 2nd run if I didn't hit it one the first one

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Biggest Bluff: HH6: Vs reg, love to blast off when flush draw completes

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Biggest Bluff Nr2: HH7: Vs reg and fish, when they check river I was pretty sure they dont have 9x and it looks as I could easily have 9

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Failed Bluff: HH8: Vs fish and after hand made note not to bluff him again

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Bluff-Catch: HH9: Vs fish, I do love to bluff-catch, working with myself to stop bluff-catching

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Funny Hand: HH10: Vs Maniac, missclick lead to me losing decent amount

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Unsure: HH11: Vs Nit-reg, really unsure about this call

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Week 14 Recap Greetings, Decent week all things considered, was getting f***ed by variance Monday and by myself Sunday shot talking 100nl. Been struggling a lot playing 100nl and mentally feel as the only way to win at 100nl is if I get lucky, that leads me to make sub-optimal decisions. So for August will leave 100nl to rest and build my BR at 50nl also will read MGOP (but I hate reading). Happy that I had the chance to play so much poker and spend quality time with gf, only had work on Friday. Next week won't be able to grind that much poker as I have 4 working days (46h). Cash: +393,5$ Mtt: 0 RB: +210$ Total: +603,5$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Win: HH1: Vs Whale, calling T6s pre vs 3B is not the best idea but being 200bb deep IP I was good enough reason for me

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Biggest Hero Call: HH6: Vs reg, did not believe that 2x raise OTF, even tho still feels like a punt call (can't help myself)

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Super Weird spot: HH8: Vs Maniac and Whale, The guy that B200 was maniac... OTT did not expect this sizing and if I call expected to get all-in against at least one of opponents, was not getting direct odds but I was sure implied odds where enough to call (12 outs =24% and maybe not all outs are clean)

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Biggest Bluff: HH9: Vs reg, was planning to donk jam hearts or spades and I know that I can raise Turn but decided against that because I felt as he is too strong here. Biggest problem about this hand is that for whatever reason thought that I have all the AK and he has none.

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Mental Game of Poker audiobook might be good alternative to reading, especially if you can have headphones in during work

Great point, somehow did not think about it myself

Week 15 Recap Greetings, Week was OK, did not play my best. Unhappy with not being able to put as much volume as I did last 2 weeks, but not much I can do when I have full-time work. Listen to decent amount of MGOP which I'm happy about and will be analyzing it in depth as I discovered many mental leaks of mine. Did write this blog update week late (My bad), so will have two blogs back to back. Cash: +166,1$ Mtt: 0 RB: +75$ Total: +241,1$ Cash Graph:

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Slow-play: HH4: Vs Reg, feels to thin from Villains side, I can be slow playing and not too many worst hands call.

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Slow-play: HH5: Vs Aggro-fish, wanted to let him catch-up or start blasting.

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Week 16 Recap Greetings, Week was Meh, did not play my best(again). Getting tilted more often and making bad decision in game. Listen to full MGOP which I'm happy about, still making small summery about it. Using newly learned information will work to figure out my mental flaws and prevent them from losing money at the tables. Currently not dealing the best with small variance I'm facing but I'm well aware of it. Next week will have 4 free days from work, even though did not reach my RB goals previous week with same amount of free days this upcoming week feel better about it. Cash: +90,73$ Mtt: 0 RB: +75$ Total: +165,73$ Cash Graph:

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H1: I'd personally go larger otf/ott, and think river vbet is good vs. fish, you can x river more vs. anyone that isn't a fish if you think they'd have turn floats/possible bluffs H2: If there are raises here I sort of doubt they'd go for your sizing. It's likely just a click if you want raises here in 4bp... personally I'd just call on the flop as played, but I would have likely either flatted pre (with fish in blinds) or defaulted to a fold preflop. The 3b isn't necessarily inherently bad--you just need some justification any number of things can sway you in one direction or another. As for facing the 4B I'd likely just pure fold vs. 95% of players --- 130bb deep here certainly makes it a bit closer, but I'd want just a little bit more stack depth or atleast some more information from you to make the call (again not necessarily inherently bad). Call off seems close with rake, seems ok

by Brokenstars m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58686512#post58686512)

H1: I'd personally go larger otf/ott, and think river vbet is good vs. fish, you can x river more vs. anyone that isn't a fish if you think they'd have turn floats/possible bluffs H2: If there are raises here I sort of doubt they'd go for your sizing. It's likely just a click if you want raises here in 4bp... personally I'd just call on the flop as played, but I would have like... See full post

Thanks for the feedback much appreciated! About HH2, in my right mind I would have stayed away from this spot but when my thought process is to have revenge some one will punt.

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58686540#post58686540)

Thanks for the feedback much appreciated! About HH2, in my right mind I would have stayed away from this spot but when my thought process is to have revenge some one will punt.

If you're playing hands in such a way that you have the mindset, "I want revenge" rather than just picking highest EV action, then it's probably best to take a break and do some self reflection. ^ not sure if I interpreted what you said correctly, though.

You understood it correctly, soon after this hand I did take a break.

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58686557#post58686557)

You understood it correctly, soon after this hand I did take a break.

If you have that mindset leak, just try to be aware of it so that when it starts happening next time you can stop yourself before you continue playing. Take it as a learning experience and good job on taking a break immediately afterwards.

Week 17 Recap Greetings, Week started pretty badly, as I was running bad and making bad plays as a result of me being too much results oriented. After bad start figured out that most likely I have Hate Losing tilt and being more aware of this helped me preformed better during weekend. Had a lot of free time and decided to go for larger RB during Saturday Sunday (GF was out of town). Saturday was easy and I did 3 x 3h sessions. But Sunday felt as a grind, and with 100$ rake needed to get from 125$ to 180$ RB (25% to 30%) question if its worth it to grind it out. Decided to go for it as next week I have a lot of work 4/7 days and wont be able to play much volume, did make the RB jump with 7min left to go (opening extra tables and forcing variance), not something I plan to do in future. So for the next week will have a lot of work and in free days will do some shoping for GF University and also looking for new monitor in order to go from 4-5 tables to 6-12 tables. Cash: +279,5$ Mtt: 0 RB: +180$ Total: +459,5$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Win: HH1: Vs Fish and Whale, Fish took the cash-out and this also messes with my All-in EV as it shows 0$ all-in diff.

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Biggest Loss/Punt: HH2: Vs Aggro pre, Tight postflop REG, should fold 100% of my bluff-catchers here.

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Luckiest: HH3: Vs reg, not a fan of my turn check as there are still a lot of hands that would call me, would not change the outcome nevertheless.

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Unlukiest: HH4: Vs Mega Whale, top pair is top pair as they say.

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Bluff-catching: HH5: vs aggro capable reg, decided OTT that I will check call this down on most runouts.

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Bluff-catching Nr2: HH6: Vs aggro-reg, have a read that he goes for similar plays and vs most of the pool would have easy fold.

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Nice Flop: HH7: Vs Passive Whale, when he called OTR was happy that I gottem lol.

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Biggest Bluff: HH8: Vs Decent Reg, decided to go for it here as opponent is more feel type of player and thought I look very strong here and some bluff get there OTR.

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Week 18 Recap Greetings, Decent week played small volume so I'm pleased with results. Upgraded my poker set-up from 15inch laptop to 27inch monitor. Still trying to get used to new set-up. Not much else to tell about. Next week will have 4 days off work and plan to grind good amount, will also be much easier to hit RB goals with my new monitor. Cash: +262,4$ RB: +50$ Total: +312,4$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Win: HH1: Vs Maniac that just lost big pot and was tilted.

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Unluckiest: HH4: Vs Aggro-Reg, that just lost big pot and was tilted.

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Biggest Hero: HH5: Vs the same guy from HH4 only this hand happened 5min before HH4, expected him to overbluff here and even though my combos is not ideal this happy to call.

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Biggest Bluff: HH6: Vs S***-Reg, even though I checked OTT and OTR I felt as I still can have all the stronger hands went for it.

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Biggest Punt: HH7: Vs Unknown-Fish, was tilted a bit and decides that maybe he can have combo draw (doubt) and donated a stack.

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2. Vs Aggro-Reg from HH4 and HH5 this was after HH5 and before HH4 (last msg was after HH4)

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Got myself new monitor so I can go from 5 tables max to 6-12 tables:

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Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

FWIW party just capped all rakeback to 20% today, no more boosts. Seems like it’s part of your strategy so it’s worth considering

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58552465#post58552465)

Greetings Everyone, P.S. Will not end this blog until I achieve my goal, for how ever long it takes.

That's a great mindset. Good luck! Just my opinion but if you want to treat poker seriously, and have a long term mindset that is displayed above, don't set short term financial goals of making $X over Y period (weeks, months). Just improve consistently and continue moving up, especially when you're grinding micros, that should be your sole focus bc the $ isn't made in the micros. Bankroll management - 20bi before moving up is fine if you have steady income coming in to replenish your roll but once you go pro, you'll need to be a lot more conservative. Even as a crusher of 8bb crusher, you will very likely suffer a 20bi downer if you grind 400k-500k hands a year as a pro. Also, set aside $ for your life expenses, keep it separate from your bankroll. Give your liferoll to your parents or your girlfriend or someone you trust if you have degenerate or self-sabotage tendencies is also a consideration.

by norwich m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58701437#post58701437)

FWIW party just capped all rakeback to 20% today, no more boosts. Seems like it’s part of your strategy so it’s worth considering

Did waste 2min checking if its true.

by GetCreative m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58701861#post58701861)

That's a great mindset. Good luck! Just my opinion but if you want to treat poker seriously, and have a long term mindset that is displayed above, don't set short term financial goals of making $X over Y period (weeks, months). Just improve consistently and continue moving up, especially when you're grinding micros, that should be your sole focus bc the $ isn't made in the micr... See full post

Thanks for your advise! I had experimented with making short term money goals F.E. make 250$ in a week, but they all crashes down together with my mental in that week, so lesson learned. 20 buyins roll was always my go to, but as I failed at 100nl (money scared or smth, still working to resolve it) Im comfortably playing at 50nl with bigger roll. Been slowly putting money in account that Im not touching. Girlfriend is also very good with money management, if I do fail myself. In perfect world Im leaving my job before Winter to play full time. Even tough it's risky. I'm not losing career as I almost have entry type job. Been winning more in poker compared to my job in last few months ( and there are so much more to learn and ways to improve).

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58701942#post58701942)

Did waste 2min checking if its true.

() Previous still on google because it hasn't crawled the page yet:

() https://www.partypoker.com/en/p/cashback

Not sure about your info, because PartyPoker website is blocked in Latvia and I can access only Skin of PartyPoker website Optibet.lv . For now I'm trying to hit 30% every week and hopefully noting in RB changes anytime soon. Made my account way back and didn't know about extra rakeback(sadly).

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Sorry for thinking your a troll, maybe its a deal that PartyPoker offers to your country.

Its definitely changed to 20% max here in the UK as is shown on the Website

Sorry to hear that! Rip to all the UK PartyPoker grinders.

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by J.E.C m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58702076#post58702076)

Its definitely changed to 20% max here in the UK as is shown on the Website

I thought the extra rakeback was provided by other parties like Universal Poker and some others

Week 19 Recap Greetings, Weeks was going pretty well, but on Sunday after not getting the best sleep and focusing too much on Rake-Back goals had a very terrible session. Big issue with this -575$ session was me thinking I can push trough this variance and can still perform to break-even/winning level which was very faulty logic and cost me more. Did handle this big loss surprisingly good and even played later that day, so I will try to take positives from that and shot-taking 100nl doesn't seem that scary after this session. In Future will cut my session length to 90min max. Also will focus more on routine and quality of play rather the volume. Also decent concern is other Regs getting their Rake-back cut short to 20% max... Canadians/Brazilians/UK. Cash: -184,3$ RB: +125$ Total: -59,3$ Cash Graph:

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Hero-Call: HH4: Vs Aggro-Reg, was very confident in him over-bluffing here. (same guy that talked sh** about my call last week)

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Hero-Call #2: HH5: Vs Sh**-Reg, my main reason for calling here was hin not value betting overpairs on this kinda scary run-out.

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Max Greedy: HH6: Vs Fish, Imo there are sets 2p and top pairs that can call here and I think fish under fold to triple barrels.

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Nice Hand: HH7: Vs Sh**-Reg, first instinct was to go all-in but then I started to think about what worse hands can he call here, imo not many so I decided to X/C.

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Punt: HH9: Was tilted with the unlucky session and felt as this Sh**-Reg was trying to outplay me... Still working on fixing my ''Revenge tilt", but this hand visualizes my mental leaks.

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Biggest Bluff: HH10: Vs Aggro Reg, this similar to last hands, but this one felt much better and I wasn't tilted during this session... He raised pretty fast and was very aggresive overall, so I like my play much better then last hand (Also have nice blocker lol).

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(I guess action is drying up at 100nl and he want me to punt at 100nl, he did say play not win.) Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 20 Recap Greetings, Fine week, still running below EV and feeling like being unlucky...I guess hitting two straight flushes for all the money makes up for it but not really. In other news skipping work as I'm again semi-sick and will have next week completely free as well. Still working on my tendency of calling way to often. Also Been studying more then usual but could do a lot more and will try to use the spare free time smart. Overall better week then last one and small comeback in not the best month. Still a lot of work has to be done mental/strategy wise so I could be Full-time poker player (will try again 100nl at the start of October). Cash: +181$ RB: +125$ Total: +306$ Cash Graph:

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Donation: HH7: Vs Aggro-Fish, was not happy with flop raise but ofc I'm not folding. Scared money don't make no money.

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Week 21 Recap Greetings, Weeks was going great as I had all week free from work. But even if results look great on paper I'm very disappointed with how I played and handled Tilt. Played every day not being concern about taking days off and my game became worse starting Friday. Friday had 2 separate guys getting tilted and playing Semi-Paistings style which is great, but I came out short and that added to accumulated tilt/emotions. So the smart move would be to take a day off and reset, obviously I don't know what that means and results where as to be expected. Weekend was eye opening and as I was hoping to leave my gym at the start of November. From now forward I'm playing online cash maximum 3 days in a row. In other news did have a little bit of fun playing some mtt and even binked one. Next week (23.09-29.09) will work (Mon Tue Thu Fri) and hoping to play solid poker during weekend. Cash: +261$ MTT: +295$ RB: +210$ Total: +766$ Cash Graph:

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Week 22 Recap Greetings, Decent week, had a lot of work so I took it much easier. Played few mtt while watching movies and made a nice profit. Happy with how I played for the most part, did make few dubious plays, noting too crazy or tilt related. Next week will have work Thu and Wed, plan is to get back to solid grind and play around ~14k hands. Cash: +67,67$ MTT: +202$ RB: +50$ Total: +319,67$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Win/Luckiest: HH1: Vs 2 Fishes, Guy with 77 was bet happy so plan was to X/R, also funny thing during the hand...Once we got it all-in I was confused how does set has 3,2%.

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Biggest Loss/Blunder: HH2: Vs S**t-Reg, Wanted to snap fold OTT because I think this could be AK a lot, but bad thought came in my head "If you fold this you fold everything"(not true tbh) so I decided to station.

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Hi fellow partypoker player here, been following your blog for a while! Here's some thoughts on the spots [QUOTE=DeeKayBee] Biggest Win: HH1: Vs 2 fish, thanks to the boys for letting me catch up, much appreciated.

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[QUOTE=DeeKayBee] Biggest Loss: HH2: Vs Fish, in spots like these I feel like Reg are super value heavy and fish are bluff heavy (not sure just a feel).

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Way I see this is vs MP alone KTo is mostly a fold in theory (50nl rake gtowiz), with coldcaller usually you play tighter and squeeze linear and strong range. Squeezing KTo relies on preflop fold equity which we don’t have vs fish, both can call with KJs KQs ATs (even offsuit), so we are inflating pot with dominated hand oop. You can call pre and gain EV from fish mistakes there. AP hand is not super strong otf, I would start with flop check or bet 10%, don’t wanna inflate pot or play for stacks with this hand strength 3 way. HU I think this line overbluffed by fish across all boards, but mono boards probably bluffed way less. Plus facing flop raise multi-way, this will be much stronger range than hu imo, people generally play more faceup. I also expect the bluffs to mainly just barrel turn, plus they could go smaller on river. These all make me wanna fold river. Plus Ad is natural flop bluffraise and that might check back river too. River I’d fold tbh but this can become a call if fish is really volatile

[QUOTE=DeeKayBee] Luckiest: HH3: Vs Aggro-Fish, over-card and fd seems loose but will do vs fish that was raising a lot thin and capable of folding, being OOP decent to go all-in.

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preflop 0ev theory but fish behind add EV so all good. I’d start with flop x with plan to check raise vs btn stab, this is even better vs aggro fish who stab too much. If checks through great spot to start bluffing turn vs two capped ranges. I'd cbet smaller too like 33% usually multiway, but vs 50% they might continue similar range then you can win a bigger pot when you bet turn and they fold Facing flop raise is interesting tbh. Maybe aggro fish raises thin but how thin are they raising flop IP 3 way? Jamming is gonna rely on a lot of fold equity to be +ev, I did quick calc and assuming 35% equity vs stackoff range and you need like 55% folds for EV>0. You probably have that, but 3bet smaller might gain more EV. You can 3bet small (maybe click or 2x), keep in draws you crush and bet turn and same range folds for cheaper, plus you make extra $ from flop calls that fold turn. Jamming looks like draw even to fish tbh so they might just throw in Qx

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QJs call pre is fine to play mw vs fish, can also 3b pre (this is good if reg iso too wide, and better with fact you don’t really get 4bet bluffed). If reg has sizing tells post they might have preflop ones too, something to keep eye on AP you don’t rep much but fine vs two capped ranges. You do need like >75% fold equity, but I expect mp has no nuts/2pair and that reg profile is capped to 2pair at best and probably won’t like bluffcatching so it’s good if they’re not thinking and can fold. Are the reg sizing tells meaning they size for their hand strength or they size for your (perceived) hand? Both are pretty fun since they play face up in their own way lol.

[QUOTE=DeeKayBee] Biggest Hero: HH6: Vs Fun Player(in-between Fish/Sh**-Reg), my read was that he is loose pre, but not capable of going for thin value post, I put him on Jx or 8x and a lot of knowing he has wide range on scary board seemed to me like an easy call.

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I like bigger preflop to charge loose continues, >24bb. I like line, pretty sure it's overbluffed by fishes in general

[QUOTE=DeeKayBee] Biggest Punt: HH7: Vs Sh**-Reg, that I have note ''Never Bluff''

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I like starting with check, but can bet and they overfold vs every size relative to solver. I expect bb 70% stab to be stronger than theory (and bet turn more) in spot where they could just stab 33% or 50%, so I’m already bit wary. I'd probably still just pure checkcall this hand and hope to hit or see check turn check. I can see why you check-raise, but I'd pick oesd, gutshots with bdfd, then 1/2 overcard + backdoor flush draw + straight draw type hands (KJs, Q8s etc.) instead Turn card is not great for our range so typically worst bluffs give up, gutshots and oesd probs can keep betting in theory, so I’d check KQo here with plan to x down unimproved. When you bet board pairs without straight draw including Tx are probably supposed to mix or pure fold in theory (plus they may or may not have 7x 5x ones), gutshots will fold but pair + draw and oesd continue. So you already need bluffcatchers to fold Then on river you need like 40% of their range to fold for +EV bluff. Their range will be 89 (which folds to jam), bluffcatchers (Tx mostly then maybe the 7x 5x + straight draw type hands IF they 70% flop and call check raise), then they can also have 64s or 2 pair +, maybe straights which could trap turn. Either way their range has lot of bluffcatchers which u need them to fold, so the “never bluff” tag is enough for me to give up

by taggsy505 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58737125#post58737125)

Hi fellow partypoker player here, been following your blog for a while! Here's some thoughts on the spots

Hi, thanks for your thoughts, much appriated and I agree with everything you said. Have we played each other? If yes, hope im winning 😃 by taggsy505 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58737125#post58737125)

Are the reg sizing tells meaning they size for their hand strength or they size for your (perceived) hand?

He sizes for his hand strenght (and avoids big bluffs , maybe because im a station, but haven't seen him bluffing much against other regs) while at the same time he is well studied preflop and has balanced approach.

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58737538#post58737538)

Have we played each other? If yes, hope im winning 😃 .

Haha I saw you maybe once or twice at the 100 tables but no hands together yet :p

by taggsy505 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58737660#post58737660)

Haha I saw you maybe once or twice at the 100 tables but no hands together yet :p

Will go for 100nl again this month, so say 'hi' when you see me 😃 The last few shots did not work according to plan and Im -900$ at 100nl(scarded money). But my BR is deeper now and having had -550$ day and +850$ in September 100nl does not look that scary.

GL man you will defo stick the landing eventually the 50 and 100 pools are really similar, just bigger BR swings but you sound ready for those Plenty of those reg types who have studied preflop charts but don’t apply lot of pressure post Adding 1 table of next stake and doing 1/2 buy in shot helps me get confidence tbh

Week 23 Recap Greetings, Great week, ran golden and feels great. I know this is not sustainable but still gonna enjoy it. For September made a promise not to play higher then 50nl, so was eager to take my shot on first free day of October. Mental was in better spot as I had +850$ day and -550$ day in September, BR was also much deeper. Happy and surprised of how well it went. Will continue to play 100nl and keep improving my game. As far as my week went... Monday decided to take it slow and play few mtt for fun, binked one out of three to end September on a high. Tuesday Wednesday work. Thursday Friday one session each, as I had date with GF and Live mtt in which I lost early. Saturday Sunday it was time for online cash, ran great and had two of my biggest winning day back to back (online cash only). Next week will have work Tuesday, Thursday and Friday... Monday will take it slow, study, play some cash/mtt. Same for Wednesday. And Saturday Sunday plan to put in decent amount of time in Online cash 50nl/100nl. Cash: +1936$ MTT: +570$ RB: +100$ Live: -80$ (euro) Total: +2526$ Cash Graph:

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Blog Update Greetings, 29.10. is my last employment day. Very excited and happy to finally go for it. A little bit rushed, but my work is getting more dreadful by each passing day. Will see what I can achieve when I put full focus in poker.

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58747821#post58747821)

Blog Update Greetings, 29.10. is my last employment day. Very excited and happy to finally go for it. A little bit rushed, but my work is getting more dreadful by each passing day. Will see what I can achieve when I put full focus in poker.

Good luck!! Been following the blog since the start. You will crush it I'm sure!

by beef666 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58747827#post58747827)

Good luck!! Been following the blog since the start. You will crush it I'm sure!

Much appreciate the kind words. I will try my hardest to crush them all (no mercy)!

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58747821#post58747821)

Blog Update Greetings, 29.10. is my last employment day. Very excited and happy to finally go for it. A little bit rushed, but my work is getting more dreadful by each passing day. Will see what I can achieve when I put full focus in poker.

Good luck DKB

by Brokenstars m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58747919#post58747919)

Good luck DKB

Thanks! Will use it when I stack off with one out.

That's great news! What kind of job are you leaving?

by DrJuanGonzalez m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58747954#post58747954)

That's great news! What kind of job are you leaving?

Thanks! Parking ticket guy, basically entry type of job with no career growth. (~1200€😉

good to take a risk then and going pro 😀 I am also stuck in those entry type of jobs (tried different areas) but now hopefully on a good way by switching to Cash Games mainly and most important for me, being consistent. Last year had a lot of free time and managed to only play ~3000 MTT which is a shame given how long and alone the winter was 😃 But lesson learned.

You've had a remarkable growth this year. Best of luck (and discipline) going full-time pro!

by Dante Alighieri m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58750995#post58750995)

You've had a remarkable growth this year. Best of luck (and discipline) going full-time pro!

Big Thanks, Dante! Discipline is what I'm most worried about, not that much about putting in the volume (because im obsessed with playing), but more about study/habits. Will see how I manage, at the end of the day... You are the only person who can make this work, and you are the only person who can mess this up.

Great progress bro, keep crushing in the future. GL going pro

by KHANYAY m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58751028#post58751028)

Great progress bro, keep crushing in the future. GL going pro

Thanks G!

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58747821#post58747821)

Blog Update Greetings, 29.10. is my last employment day. Very excited and happy to finally go for it. A little bit rushed, but my work is getting more dreadful by each passing day. Will see what I can achieve when I put full focus in poker.

You seem extremely solid from your posts so I have every faith you can do this technically. I would guess mental game will be the biggest hurdle, dealing with the ups and downs of poker, if you can do that long term and keep pushing forward you got this I'm sure. GL, will be rooting for you 😀

by andymc1 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58751083#post58751083)

You seem extremely solid from your posts so I have every faith you can do this technically. I would guess mental game will be the biggest hurdle, dealing with the ups and downs of poker, if you can do that long term and keep pushing forward you got this I'm sure. GL, will be rooting for you 😀

Thanks for support, mate! Have been putting more and more focus into my mental game lately. Trying to understand myself, what triggers me and so on. At this point I feel like work on mental is higher EV then working on my technical side. by andymc1 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58751083#post58751083)

You seem extremely solid

You might be the first and last one to call me that lol.

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58751105#post58751105)

Have been putting more and more focus into my mental game lately.

One thing that if you're not doing already and shouldn't be overlooked is taking care of yourself. Making sure you get outside, go for some long walks etc every day if you can. I read recently that walking actually helps with memory, as well as all the other obvious stuff like mood etc. Eat oily fish too, I eat a tin a day lol 😃

by andymc1 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58751196#post58751196)

Making sure you get outside, go for some long walks etc every day if you can.

In free days had a morning routine to go outside, but Winter is coming 🙄, will have to think about how to put extra steps in when I leave. Walking is big part of my job so going from 100 to 0 would not be healthy.

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Easy to tell, which days I was at work and which at poker tables 😃.

by andymc1 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58751196#post58751196)

Eat oily fish too, I eat a tin a day lol 😃

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Week 24 Recap Greetings, Solid week, kept mixing 50nl/100nl and happy to get more and more confident in 100nl. Could not play that much as I had 4/7 days work, also did a IKEA shopping for new height adjustable table for me. Ran not the best but whatever. Got 2nd in 33$ PKO, which i'm upset about because I played HU poorly and left a lot of $ on the table. Next week will have work Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. So Don't expect to put a lot of volume this week. Also have 8 shifts left before I leave my job. Cash: +304.8$ MTT: +252$ RB: +62,5$ Total: +619,3$ Cash Graph:

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After 9 months of hard work PartyPoker finally thinks I'm good, going to hold 5knl lobby now.

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In!! Keep crushing, best of luck.

by empee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58753928#post58753928)

In!! Keep crushing, best of luck.

Thanks,mate!

Week 25 Recap Greetings, Very low volume week, had 4 shifts which ended up being 50h. Tuesday met an old friend to catch up on things. Thursday played the most but really struggled to focus, very odd, maybe something to do with full moon but never had problems with that. Sunday was tired after having Friday 12h shift and Saturday 14h shift until 11pm. Played some mtt whenever I felt like I'm not ready or to tired to play cash, had some close results but noting really noteworthy. Next week will have 3 shifts(Wen Fri Sat) (32h) and will take cat to veterinary on Tuesday. Plan to play at least 10k hands this week. Cash: +176,1$ MTT: -168$ RB: +37,5$ Total: +45,6$ Cash Graph:

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by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58759486#post58759486)

Biggest Win/Luckiest/Blunder??:HH1: Vs Aggro-Fish, really not sure about my thought process here, I guess I was value bluffing. Spoiler Show

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HH1: The way I see the donk is it has random air bluffs (like AQ AT or worse) and stuff that wants to get in money now like fd or Jx+. You probably jammed because you planned on not folding later and wanted to deny equity from their random overcard bluffs? I think that's fine and probs +EV, but you can make more by just calling flop and just letting agg fish do their thing imo. They won't give up the air and will keep spewing, so you can use IP advantage and fact you'll play future streets better than them to gain extra EV by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58759486#post58759486)

Biggest Loss:HH2: Vs Fish, another one where I'm not sure, my thinking was that he can break under pressure and do this with AJ AT, maybe sometimes with bluff and there aren't that many value combos besides 88 77 A8s A7s A3s (11 combos) Spoiler Show

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HH2: call is fine I think fish can have worse Ax like you say and even some merge that doesn’t know what to do. I also like going either bigger on flop, or smaller to induce raises / air floats by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58759486#post58759486)

Biggest Hero-Fold:HH3: Vs Fish, later found out that his an aggro-whale, if I knew that earlier might be closer. Spoiler Show

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HH3: I think fold is fine their line looks so nutted lol. Can also check flop and let fish stab merge, putting bb in tough spot, then go for x raise by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58759486#post58759486)

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HH4: cooler by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58759486#post58759486)

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Thanks for inpute @taggsy505 as always much appreciated! In HH5 I think his hotkey is B150 and he scrolled up because he feels scared from bad river. And then OTR with close to nuts now want to get called more so he scrolls down. Weird because B150-B150 would be the same kinda.

That’s a cool car

Week 26 Recap Greetings, Solid week results wise even when volume is still low. Monday carried the week. On Saturday played 100 euro live PKO which I busted in first 30min getting allin AQo vs 99 vs 77 (covering both) and lost (still salty). Cash: +871,3$ MTT: -192,6$ (-100 live mtt) RB: +75$ Welcome Bonus: +50$ Total: +803,7$ Cash Graph:

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Straight Flush: HH6: Vs Fish, Did go all-in while being favorite.

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by beef666 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58771720#post58771720)

Oh hell yeah good luck!

Thanks, will use to tilt other Reg.

Gl poker pro 😉

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by andymc1 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58771937#post58771937)

Gl poker pro 😉

Thanks, mate! by KHANYAY m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58771944#post58771944)

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Thanks, G! See you in Triton 25k$ in ~2028.

GL

by Brokenstars m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58771968#post58771968)

GL

Thanks, appreciate it!

Week 27 Recap Greetings, Nice Results in first week as Pro, don't feel like I played the best I could but at the same time felt ill during mid week. Monday/Tuesday had my last two shifts and then on Wednesday morning gave all my work stuff to be officially done with my job. Wednesday played very little as I felt sick. Thursday is my day off so went on a date with GF, then played live 60€ where I ended being 4/36 for nice profit of 166€. Friday, Saturday, Sunday played more but still wasn't at 100%. Overall a lot of things to improve for following week like discipline, more structure and less distraction. Cash: +748,4 MTT: +166€ (from 60€ live mtt) RB: +62,5$ Total: +976,9$ (Yes I know $ & € is not the same) Cash Graph:

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Goals for next week

• +10k hands
• HH reviews in grind day mornings
• Study atleast 15min a day (HH review no including)
• 3x gym
• No Youtube
• No phone before getting out of bed
• Sleep before 23:00 (unless live mtt/cash)
• Keep track of my spendings
• Plan my days ahead Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 28 Recap Greetings, Nice Results in 2nd week as Pro, still settling in the new lifestyle and grateful for freedom that I have now. Monday/Thursday where my free days from poker(only study a bit), these kinda days feels mandatory. Mon/Thu/Sat went to the gym, going to gym 3x a week is my PR in like last 5 years. Tuesday Wednesday where solid quite days for poker. Friday Saturday Sunday where kinda wild days with good action and lucky outcomes. Something I have implemented and I see instant positive results is playing 5min-15min of 25nl zoom before first session and trying to be very precise with my preflop ranges A little off my volume goals but original goal of 4 session of 90min per grind day seems a bit too large esp when game only really get good after 5pm. To reach higher tier rakeback (25% to 30%) need to increase my weekly volume by ~20% and if I play 3 session of 90min (5 days a week) it would surpass last weeks 19h of play time. Also watched 0 Youtube last week, which is probably biggest achievement of the week, because in the first day I tried opening Youtube like 10-20 times. Overall improved from last week and want to keep improving moving forward... No Youtube/ 3x Gym/ HH review daily/ Study daily. Will play live mtt on Tuesday for fun. Cash: +990,5$ MTT: +60,62$ (used only free tickets) RB: +125$ Total: +1126,12$ Cash Graph:

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• +10k hands Almost will improve next week
• HH reviews in grind day mornings Done
• Study atleast 15min a day (HH review no including) Done
• 3x gym Done
• No Youtube Done
• No phone before getting out of bed 80% done,still a bit but much better then before
• Sleep before 23:00 (unless live mtt/cash) Failed, most day was 23:00-00:00
• Keep track of my spending's Done
• Plan my days ahead Done Goals for upcoming week:
• +12k hands
• HH reviews in grind day mornings
• Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including)
• 3x gym
• No Youtube
• No phone before getting out of bed
• Sleep before 23:00 (unless live mtt/cash)
• Keep track of my spendings
• Plan my days ahead
• Meditate before first session
• 25nl zoom warm up before first session Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Glad to see first couple of weeks have went well by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58788947#post58788947)

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Biggest Loss/Biggest Bluff: HH2: Vs Reg, not sure about this one as OTR I felt like I could have bluffs that gets there like AK AQ OTT and Im only worried about 99 6x AJ maybe JJ... so river felt like a good card to bluff. Never expected him to have this hand.

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HH3: like it, fish don't seem to fold much to raise after donking and can overplay by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58788947#post58788947)

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Biggest Bluff(that worked): HH4: Vs Reg, he snapped called OTT and imho when someone does that he pretends to be strong and trying to discourage me from betting...I'm All-in.

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Biggest bluff-catch: HH5: Vs super aggro-spewy fish that also under-valuebets. In game easy call imo.

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HH5: looks fine esp vs profile by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58788947#post58788947)

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Biggest bluff-catch(that worked): HH6: Vs Aggro-Reg, vs most players I'm folding but this guy is known for making huge all-in bluffs like these.

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HH6: Pretty nice call. Not in love with spot since BTN bluff combos should be quite filtered after flop, but maybe easy for BTN to overdo river especially if some sets bet turn by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58788947#post58788947)

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Thin Value: HH7: Vs Fish, thin but I'm #Greedyvsfish...I'm all-in.

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by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58788947#post58788947)

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Donation: HH8: Vs aggro-fish, he was bet happy/bluff happy and did not like to fold, perfect run-out.

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HH7-HH8 nice early christmas presents from fish by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58788947#post58788947)

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Punt: HH9: Vs Whale, I had label but no notes and I just sat down at this table. Funny that he got me with speech play a bit as before I did bet OTR he typed "set?" and snap 4x raise after my bet. Obv easy fold and eps after he types that.

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HH9: their chat was pretty honest lol. Hindsight is 2020, but I'd guess most people are less likely to put stuff in chat when weak since scared of giving it away I'd bet the river bigger (50% or jam) as well expecting them to be pretty capped. Bet small would be to induce or get hero'd, but heros probs call b50. Their bluffs probably bet river themselves so after they raise this has to be pair or air turning into bluff, or just trap. I'd need special read to call that, bit too fancy a play for fish bluff I think. Fish check raise turn or river is alarm bells for me

Thanks for reply @taggsy505 much appreciate it! I wish my blog would be as advance as your reply editing. As always agree with your analyses completely. HH2 was one of those hands that is hard to get out of your mind as session continues, because I start to question my understanding of the spot and then what could be his reasoning for playing that hand in that way... Maybe he just RNG this spot and doesn't know what his doing and I'm overthinking. HH9 Yea pure fu** up, chat got me too curious... If you ever want me to call just type some dumb sh** and I won't be able to help myself.

H2 I know what you mean. They maybe like the deception aspect of flatting or assume sb will put in too much money on A/K hi boards. But no one plays vs 4b perfect so it’s not clear how flat>4b imo, which is why I think they just RNG and played well post. Or maybe it’s clear to them and they’re a 100nl crusher idk Hahah can relate to the curious call so bad lol, when I cant make sense of fish play I just call

Graph porn in the thread! You are crushing mate!

by trc111 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58792301#post58792301)

Graph porn in the thread! You are crushing mate!

Thanks, appreciate the support!

Nice results mate! Your worst nightmares about going pro are not realized, so that's a plus 😀 What site(s) are you playing on btw?

by andymc1 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58792453#post58792453)

Nice results mate! Your worst nightmares about going pro are not realized, so that's a plus 😀 What site(s) are you playing on btw?

Thanks! I play on site that used to be the biggest at one time, but its always a good place to have a Party. For now only play there, can legally also play on GGpoker/Ipoker (have accounts). CoinPoker is 4th option (grey area).

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58792586#post58792586)

Thanks! I play on site that used to be the biggest at one time, but its always a good place to have a Party. For now only play there, can legally also play on GGpoker/Ipoker (have accounts). CoinPoker is 4th option (grey area).

hmm I almost overlooked them. That was the first site I ever played on around 20 years ago lol.. I'm guessin gthe games are decent enough? On pokerstars I'm limiting most my volume to evenings now cos such little traffic/fun players at this stake but that's less than ideal for me I'm always sleepy after dinner 😃

by andymc1 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58792644#post58792644)

On pokerstars I'm limiting most my volume to evenings now cos such little traffic/fun players at this stake but that's less than ideal for me I'm always sleepy after dinner 😃

Well I'm kinda doing the same, the games get more active around 5pm(GMT +2). But I think at 5nl/10nl games should be good all day. 25nl is diffrent story.

Week 29 Recap Greetings, Good Results which I'm very happy about, ran good played solid. Also played one orbit of 200nl #200nlReg. Monday grinded online, was not to stocked about playing online as it was my 4th day in a row but last session of the day turned out very profitable so I can't complain. Tuesday had free day which I decided to finish playing live mtt, in future will only play turbos or hyper mtt live when next day is suppose to be online grind. Wednesday was ruined by terrible sleep from losing live mtt at 2am and for that reason took the day off. Thursday online grind, solid slow grind. Friday free day, did play one session as I felt good and had free time (w/ warm up session ofc) Saturday/Sunday nice action packed weekend to close profitable week. For the following week will make little adjustments regarding better sleep. Monday free, Tue/Wen/Sat/Sun online grind and Thursday/Friday will be semi-grind/semi-free days as I want to try to play live 1/3€ on Thursday and maybe play one online session at Friday evening. Cash: +1461$ MTT: 0 (-70 euro live mtt, +75$ online & STNG w/boys) RB: +100$ Total: +1561$ Cash Graph:

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Coolest Bluff: HH8: Vs Reg, imo cool play by villain. I think I would fold 8x, but not sure.

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Funny Hand: HH9: Vs Maniac, that loved making big bluffs and make weird merge bets.

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Biggest Punt: HH10: Vs Reg and Fish, doubt that raise here is the play, call imo is correct as I have direct odds (close but I did it to myself)

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Other Reg, Obv took it out of context but I love trolling other Regs (he referred to me not remembering how I got 400b stack)

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• +12k hands Failed
• HH reviews in grind day mornings Done
• Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including) Done
• 3x gym Failed (2x only)
• No Youtube Done
• No phone before getting out of bed 50% failed
• Sleep before 23:00 (unless live mtt/cash) Failed
• Keep track of my spendings Done
• Plan my days ahead Done
• Meditate before first session Done
• 25nl zoom warm up before first session Done Goals for upcoming week:
• +12k hands
• HH reviews in grind day mornings
• Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including)
• 3x gym
• No Youtube
• No phone before getting out of bed
• Sleep before 23:00 (unless live mtt/cash)
• Keep track of my spendings
• Plan my days ahead
• Meditate before first session
• 25nl zoom warm up before first session Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

update?

by norwich m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804727#post58804727)

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Woke up one hour ago lol. Breakfast and Update.

by norwich m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804727#post58804727)

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I do appreciate your enthusiasm or troll, wont make you wait long.

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804736#post58804736)

I do appreciate your enthusiasm or troll, wont make you wait long.

part of the Monday morning ritual is reading this blog. it's like the 9 o'clock news being off air

Week 30 Recap Greetings, Good week and feels surreal to keep going in this trajectory. Ran good in many spots and imo for the 95% of time played well. Monday had a free day(Study/Gym/Chill). Tuesday had a bad start to the day after terrible sleep duo to cat walking me up 4 times in a night and having alarm clock. After that went to the park with GF and had much better performance mindset at evening session. Wednesday studied in the morning and when to gym. Had a plan to play longer hour to be more ready for live cash next day. Thursday play one nice profitable session. Arrived at casino to play live cash 1/3€ with back up plan to play 80€ turbo if cash game would not run. Unfortunately for me (and dumb because I knew of that festival) neighboring country was hosting Kings of Vilnius. So there was no cash running but had this tiny 30 people max mtt running in which I punted/put 3 bullets in (last being max late reg having 14bb lol). Friday started late, nice first session but terrible 2nd session as I decide to stream for some friends which resulted in me disconnecting 2 times and not being able to perform to my best. Saturday solid online grind and solid gym session. Sunday wanted to go for set RB goal, but after seeing only 4 tables running in the morning (100nl & 50nl) and similar situation at evening only went for next tier and missed 100$ Rake paid to get 30% RB from 25% RB. For this following week adjustment will be no alarm clock and not to think/go to casino, work on my sleep. Mon/Thu free, Tue/Wen/Fri/Sat/Sun grind days. Will try harder to reach my volume goals this week. Cash: +1706$ MTT: -240$ (-240 euro live mtt (3bulltes in same mtt) RB: +125$ Total: +1591$ Cash Graph:

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Better MW Spot: HH7: BTN Fish,SB Whale, Don't think smaller raise size makes sense.

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Hero Call: HH8: Vs Reg, sometimes I just feel like being a hero lol.

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Thin Value: HH9: Vs Never Bluff Fish, Never bluff = Thin value bet, still scary lol.

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More Fortune: HH10: Vs Aggro Reg, could/should raise OTT decided against it(don't remember logic maybe smth about him being aggro)

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Punt of the week: HH11: Vs Reg-Fish (in between), he is aggro but that does not justify my punt. Before he 4B I already decided to 4B all-in, but when I saw this sizing I decided to "F it I'm gonna do it anyways"

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Last weeks Goals:

• +12k hands Failed
• HH reviews in grind day mornings Done
• Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including) Done
• 3x gym Done
• No Youtube Done (F1 highlights don't count)
• No phone before getting out of bed Failed
• Sleep before 23:00 (unless live mtt/cash) Failed most nights
• Keep track of my spendings Done
• Plan my days ahead Done
• Meditate before first session 50% Done (need/want to get better at this)
• 25nl zoom warm up before first session Done Goals for upcoming week:
• +10k hands
• HH reviews in grind day mornings
• Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including)
• 3x gym
• No Youtube
• No phone before getting out of bed
• Sleep before 23:00
• Keep track of my spendings
• Plan my days ahead
• Meditate before first session
• 25nl zoom warm up before first session
• Don't go to casino (mtt/cash)
• No alarm clock Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

by norwich m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804744#post58804744)

part of the Monday morning ritual is reading this blog. it's like the 9 o'clock news being off air

Sorry, no morning news only afternoon news 🙄as I have Barber appointment. But was an intresting week.

Week 31 Recap Greetings, "surreal to keep going in this trajectory" lol, played very bad first half of the week. Made some expensive mistakes mid week and my decisions became increasingly bad duo to losing confidence in my game. So much so that I start subconsciously sabotage my decisions in big spots, I guess I'm calling all of them hoping to regain my confidence and also going for every bluff spot equally as often. For future low confidence moments plan is to, take a day free and then regain confidence by playing a bit lower or less tables or table select more... At the same time get used to losing more (Had won every single day in November until this week so was flying a bit too high). Monday had a free day(Study/Gym/Chill). Tuesday small loss overall fine day. Wednesday weird day don't feel like I played too bad just didn't win any pots and lost few large/medium ones to be down -400$. Thursday day off started playing new game that I enjoyed and just chilled all day in bed. Friday was bad and felt terrible with decision like in HH2 and many other confidence was at all time low. Feel like emotions from first two losing days carried over and I went into a mentality of feeling incapable of winning, so I forced action in bad way. Did re-think all my emotions and low confidence that night and came to some conclusions, maybe if I did that on Thursday instead of ignoring it and would be much better week overall. Saturday still not at my best and confidence in my game not ideal, booked a small loss after few expensive mistake, but was much more aware of my emotions/confidence... So overall positive day given Fridays terrible grind. Sunday Proud of this day as played solid and even later on decide to reach my weekly RB goal (something that I have missed every other week in November). Ended the day +3$ lol, but was 400$ under EV so I take this as a win and confidence boost. For this following week adjustment will 1.get back to more structured approach. 2.Not to hold bad/good emotions after sessions (write them down, re-think them). 3. Re-view last day session + HH as objectively as I can. 4. Be more ok with losing. Mon/Thu free, Tue/Wen/Fri/Sat/Sun grind days. Will try harder to good solid poker (less hero calls/less crazy bluffs)this week. Cash: -1251$ MTT: 0 RB: +180$ Total: -1071$ Cash Graph:

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Hero Call: HH9: Vs Reg, Plan was to jam OTR as it was pot size left. OTR its about how much Ax he calls OTF (esp when river is As).

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Last weeks goals:

• +10k hands Almost
• HH reviews in grind day mornings Failed
• Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including) Done
• 3x gym Done
• No Youtube Done
• No phone before getting out of bed Failed
• Sleep before 23:00 Failed
• Keep track of my spendings Done
• Plan my days ahead Done
• Meditate before first session Failed
• 25nl zoom warm up before first session Failed
• Don't go to casino (mtt/cash) Done
• No alarm clock Done Goals for upcoming week:
• Reach 30% RV (600$ rake paid ~10k hands)
• HH reviews in grind day mornings
• Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including)
• 3x gym
• No Youtube
• No phone before getting out of bed
• Sleep before 23:00
• Keep track of my spendings
• Plan my days ahead
• Meditate before first session
• Don't go to casino (mtt/cash)
• No alarm clock Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Rough week! but respect for the consistency 😀 hopefully this week you run better

by KidCudi147 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58812871#post58812871)

Rough week! but respect for the consistency 😀 hopefully this week you run better

Thanks, kinda brought it upon myself.

Interesting hands and especially that Biggest Bluff: HH6: Vs Reg. I think it's a well played Preflop, Flop, Turn but the river makes this situation a bit more complicated. I think the river is one of the worst cards for your table image. If the river had been anything other than an A or a card that pairs the board, the river jamm would have been 100% the right solution. When I look at your hands, it seems that you are a creative and aggressive player, so called capable player. With your table image, it is difficult to get reg Villain to fold a big pair on the river if the board pairs. I have noticed that many regs look for bluff catches if the board pairs so you have to be more careful with them and some highboards when making big bluffs. I don't play at the same level as you but I decided to give my microbrain answer anyway. I believe you will go far in poker.

by BiLLAllas m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58814446#post58814446)

Interesting hands and especially that Biggest Bluff:HH6: Vs Reg.I think it's a well played Preflop, Flop, Turn but the river makes this situation a bit more complicated. I think the river is one of the worst cards for your table image. If the river had been anything other than an A or a card that pairs the board, the river jamm would have been 100% the right solution. When I lo... See full post

Appreciate the feedback! Agree with many points. Many spew bluffs and spew calls last week. This week will behave

by BiLLAllas m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58814446#post58814446)

Interesting hands and especially that Biggest Bluff:HH6: Vs Reg.I think it's a well played Preflop, Flop, Turn but the river makes this situation a bit more complicated. I think the river is one of the worst cards for your table image. If the river had been anything other than an A or a card that pairs the board, the river jamm would have been 100% the right solution. When I lo... See full post

However, I think it's okay to get caught on some sick bluffs sometimes. It pays off in the long run though vs regs.

Hey DKB unlucky this week but you're still doing well overall, and hands look good Some random thoughts Week 30 Spoiler Show

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HH3: I like smaller checkraise better. Xjam flop just looks like flushdraw so it makes it easy for BTN. Small raise is what value wants to do and is tougher line to play against, has basically same fold equity vs their air as jam, plus you still realise your equity Xcall flop also nice with AQ since it keeps dominated broadways in. Then you can always checkjam turn and make more from the 2 barrel bluffs (esp nice if they overdo those). Maybe some overpairs hero fold there too since line looks stronger. XC-XC probs fine too and that also pays less to overpairs than xjam flop. by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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HH4 is wp and just a cooler imo. by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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HH5 pretty nice spot, like it by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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HH8 unlucky. Maybe nice spot to raise river, some people bluff AK as well. A3 nice hand for them to barrel turn

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HH1: sweet spot by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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H2: tempted to shove turn. Fold river yeah, idk if even maniacs will bluff/merge with Q for that many bb. Depends on reads by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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H3: 3b vs iso probs more linear like strong sb 3b range for bb, then cbet range is probs centered on Jx+ and broadway draws. did you jam because you know u just fold most turns to jam and wanna realise your equity? Q9 is just ok draw (dominated by KQ,AQ) and I think I'd probably just call and look to realise/bluff later, but one way for shove EV > call if they cbet then fold lot of AK/AQ by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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h4: nice by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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H5: Yeah looks fine. Theory likely has low betting freq overall on flop but small cbet nice since they probs overfold and attack less by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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HH6: Like betting turn. I go bigger and bet AJ+ but 50 fine as long as people think you bet both Ax and Kx (not that you would bet Ax bigger) Not super thrilled about bluffing this hand otr, but for it to be good you probably just need them to fold most of their Kx (when b50% ott plenty should get there but all pockets without gutshot fold imo). Psychologically idk if people will mostly fold Kx because your Ax combos got reduced plus bluffs are intuitive (missed gutshots), and they have already been sticky with their Kx to get there. Some will idk. Theory wise I would rather bluff all the no sdv gutshots before 65. 65 can xx and you win/chop sometimes too vs missed combodraws, 54 or 33, so you need extra folds for bluff to be higher EV than x. 65 beats their snapfolds like 67 and broadway combodraws. But these are just reasons that keep me nitty Last thing is I think Ax boards maybe underfolded by ip facing triple otr in 3bp (MDA), but that might just be A high flops (or a lie) Really respect going for it though like person above said you are creative, they have good chunk of Ax/boats which makes it scary to bluff. I don't think it is big mistake anyway and only not ideal if all Kx fold turn by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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HH7: Like it nh Consider 4bet (like 27 or 28 bb) pre as well. They probs get the 14-15 ish % 3b right but do they find the mixed 5bet bluff jams {77-99, AQ, KJs}? You might over realise in that line by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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HH8: yeah if fish SB then then CO 4b probably more linear/stronger range but I think call is still ok, and shoving AP looks good (folds KK mainly, Tx Qx if have those). People do 4bet a bit nitty tho one things is flop call is a bit dicey. AK usually such big part of 4b range so you continue flop pretty tight, and without bdfd and being oop it's probs fold there imo by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58804771#post58804771)

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H9: Any of BB's AQ probs strong enough to call flop, and I'd likely call off as well in game but pretty unhappy. Need to beat like 5 combos if they have all AQ AJs A5s AA. For that they might shove flushes, trapped 5x or need to bluff 99 or missed broadways I'd probs keep betting turn as not too worried about blocking Tx since they probably fold that but will call Ax, 5x, and flushdraws's plus maybe pockets of their own that wouldn't bet

Respect the consistency as well, results will follow

by taggsy505 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58815104#post58815104)

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Week 30: hh3: I do prefer this line esp OOP, also doing this with fd and if expect to have at least one overcard+ combo draws and set/2p so even if they call thinking its always fd I still have like 45% EQ. I have done line you suggested in the past, but brick turn was always really awkward to me. hh4: cooler but tilting one (personal issue) hh5: felt the same hh8: was considering it but losing to bluff is more fun Week 31: hh1: sweet indeed and very surprising to see the SB (bad reg) to come along hh2: OTT was also thinking about it but froze up in big spot and reverted to my passive calling station state. Rip monies. hh3: This one I was at my more degen gamble happy state, but vs aggro opponent felt like I do have some fold EQ, and call then fold turn felt bad during hand. hh4: nice but not nice hh5: even though felt standard in game did question this river jam a little, but after some feedback fells back to standard hh6: Yea another spot where I try to win everyhand in any way... Even though I like flop/turn River got the wrong understanding of the spot hh7: I do love 4B bluffing vs OOP 3B (smaller though to like 24-25bb). hh8: I think preflop and flop both are super marginal at best, this is me going back to me being degen wanting to win hands hh9: Was unhappy with the river as well lol, close and meh spot.

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Hey DKB unlucky this week but you're still doing well overall, and hands look good Some random thoughtsWeek 30... See full post

HH6 Bluff vs Reg hand: I think the flop is quite ok for both ranges, but it's quite good to continue with a C bet because it also hit our hand well. Villain on the other hand has to call almost the entire range to a small C bet but that's also ok. On the turn A which is a really good card to make a continuation bet, because Villain starts folding medium pairs 88,77,66,TT,99 and all the garbage that is included 86s79sj9sj etc. However, if Villain calls on the turn then his range is really strong which includes a lot of nut hands all Ax. If we bluff on the river then we target hands like Kx and big pairs like QQ,JJ,TT. I was thinking that if we bet big on the flop 70% size with this hand. Villain would start folding some Ax hands and all the garbage already on the flop. I think this could be a potential check raise hand too. some random thoughts: Good Thoughts and explanations mate!

Week 32 Recap Greetings, This week I could summarize as great results and very poor life balance/structure. Started slow trying to continue rebuilding confidence from last week not so great result. During whole week it was common to go to sleep ~1am 2am which really upset my mornings, starting on Monday with playing day 2 of Mystery bounty that started at 11pm and continue w/gf having a lot of study/work. Weird week. Also played that zombie game decent amount which does not help with being structured, will play it only in rest days. In mtt got won 129,$ which is nice, guy that KO'ed me got 500$ mystery bounty For this following week just want to get into good sleeping routine and be more structured. Also try live poker on Thursday (bad for sleep but I really want to explore live cash). Also want to try to go to gym every morning(Monday skipped) to get into routine of more productive day (small gym session with 2-3 exercises, more to wake up for the day) Mon free. Thu/Fri mix of live/online/free. Wen/Sat/Sun online grind. Cash: +1627$ MTT: +129,48$ RB: +100$ Total: +1856,48$ Cash Graph:

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Unluckiest: HH3: Vs Aggro-S** Reg, have to reward bravery ofc. Funny that this guy takes cash-out every time his all-in. We both lose atleast. Guy like these and other fish Is reason why I don't post EV line.

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Last weeks goals: 1)Reach 30% RV (600$ rake paid ~10k hands) -Failed 2)HH reviews in grind day mornings -Done 3)Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including) -failed 4)3x gym -Done 5)No Youtube -Besides F1 highlights, Done 6)No phone before getting out of bed -Failed 7)Sleep before 23:00 -Failed 8)Keep track of my spendings -Done 9)Plan my days ahead -Failed 10)Meditate before first session -Failed 11)Don't go to casino (mtt/cash) -Done 12)No alarm clock -Done Goals for upcoming week:

• Quality > Quantity -Gym first thing after Breakfast
• HH reviews in grind day mornings
• Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including)
• 3x gym
• No Youtube
• No phone before getting out of bed
• Sleep before 23:00
• Keep track of my spendings
• Plan my days ahead
• Meditate before first session
• No alarm clock Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 33 Recap Greetings, Nice Results, very low volume. Life balance/structure improved decent amount from last week, putting phone in different room before sleep combined with going to gym after Breakfast has drastically improved time spent with gf/ going to sleep at better times/ sleep quality/ not wasting time in morning (not getting headache from wasting 2h in bad while at phone) /overall productivity of day. Tried some 200nl, tried some live 1/3€... In both lost. Monday - Bad sleep, skipped gym, tried writing blog failed (came back at finished it 23:55), did not play, studied a some. Overall wasted day (besides studying) and didn't even feel rested. Tuesday - Gym, study, session 1&2, played zombie game w/ friend, no phone at 22:00. Much more structured and productive. Wednesday - Repeat of Tuesday which I was happy about. Thursday - Was my day off + Playing live 1/3€ which I played really bad but game was pretty bad at least from what I have heard live cash game should be (Starting table 4 handed did not help as it was my first time playing 1/3€ live) Friday - Woke up with headache and instead of going to gym decide to go to Expo Xmas market w/gf which was great idea and felt much better afterward. Studied a little and played two solid sessions. Saturday - Sauna at gym, Zombie game w/friend, study, 2 very profitable sessions. Sunday - Woke up feeling sick, kinda like repeat of Monday. Felt like a wasted day. For this following week want to improve structure and evenings/morning phone use. No Live. 10k hands is my set goal. Cash: +1297$ MTT: 0 Live Cash: -300€ RB: +75$ Total: +1072$ Cash Graph:

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Last weeks goals:

1. Quality > Quantity -Done. Played only when it felt right
2. Gym first thing after Breakfast

• 4/7 Nice improvement to my days structure

3. HH reviews in grind day mornings -Done 4)Study at least 15min a day (HH review no including) -50/50 Could do much more
4. 3x gym -Done
5. No Youtube -Failed
6. No phone before getting out of bed -Failed, but much improved
7. Sleep before 23:00 -Failed, this one is hardest of all of my goals but have seen slight improvement in last week
8. Plan my days ahead -Done 10)Meditate before first session -Done 11)No alarm clock -Done Goals For upcoming week
9. Gym first thing after Breakfast
10. No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00
11. 10k hands
12. Plan days ahead
13. Study 30min a day at least
14. 10 push-ups before every session Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

GJ, you could definitely put in WAY more volume now that you are playing full time

by KHANYAY m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58826600#post58826600)

GJ, you could definitely put in WAY more volume now that you are playing full time

Will always be a low volume guy, but even for low volume standards 5k/week is not enough.

Week 34 Recap Greetings, Fine Results, very low volume due to being sick and choosing live over online during weekend. 200nl was fun this week but I'm still overly emotional playing it (adrenaline junkie). Still bad at Live cash and having hard time adjusting, even though we played DC regular nlhe or weird Super holdem (3 cards, can use 0-2 of your cards, NLHE rules). Monday -Good productive day. Gym / blog / study / 2 session / sleep on time. Tuesday - Also very productive day. Similar to Monday besides blog writing. Wednesday - Skipped gym to go out to park/city center with GF. Played one session when I came back but could not keep my focus as I felt sick. Thursday - Woke up sick, studied decent amount and played 0 poker. Friday - Did not go to gym as I still felt semi-sick. Studied some in the morning and played 3 sessions (3rd ended early as I could not focus) Saturday - Wasted morning doing noting (feeling less sick), played one session before going to 1/1€ which was fun but I lost 200€. game felt good as we wehre watching Usky vs Fury in the background. Sunday - Decided to take a day off For this following week won't plan anything big with poker as going out with GF on Monday, celebrating Xmas at parents house, celebrating Birthday at 27 of December. Cash: +584,8$ MTT: -55$ Live Cash: -200€ RB: +75$ Total: +404,8$ Cash Graph:

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1. Gym first thing after Breakfast -Mon/Tue went and felt good but then I got sick
2. No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00 -Done (Besides Saturday live cash 3am to sleep)
3. 10k hands -Failed, did get sick but could have played more during weekend
4. Plan days ahead -Done, besides Sunday when I decided to just take day off
5. Study 30min a day at least -Done, enjoyed watching Uri course
6. 10 push-ups before every session -Mon/Tue Yes, after that no Weeks Goals:
7. Gym first thing after Breakfast
8. No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00
9. Find time to play
10. Plan days ahead
11. Study 30min a day at least
12. 10 push-ups before every session Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 35 Recap Greetings, Good Results, happy with volume. Despite all the celebrations decided prior to reach my rakeback goal (600$ rake = 30% RB). Monday - Blog, day spent w/gf at Parks/Center/Cafe, one evening session. Tuesday - Christmas at parents house Wednesday - Gym and 2 sessions Thursday - Gym getting coached and one sessions Friday - Drive cat to Vet, 3 sessions, celebrate my Birthday Saturday - Gym and 2 sessions Sunday - Study and 3 sessions For the following week, Monday talking free, 31st celebrating New year and 3rd of January Friday flying to Malta till 8th of January so will combine two weeks in one blog update. Hope to play some live cash at Malta and enjoy the beautifully historical Malta. Cash: +1317$ MTT: 0 Live Cash: 0 RB: +180$ Total: +1507$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Bluff: HH5: Vs Reg, if he calls offsuit KK then rather not make moves like this vs this guy. Vs pot bet might not be the best idea anyways.

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Nice run-out: HH6: Vs Fish, imo fish sizes there hands more honest and for that reason I think I have the best hand almost always and at the same time I want to play for stacks, great river.

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Biggest Fold: HH7: Vs Reg, somewhat passive Reg, not sure about river sizing. Preflop could Fold, Open/Fold, Open/Call.

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Last weeks goals:

1. Gym first thing after Breakfast

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2. No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00

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3. Find time to play

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4. Plan days ahead -Done
5. Study 30min a day at least -Done
6. 10 push-ups before every session -Failed (last day done) P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 36 & 37 Recap Greetings, Nice vacation, few good grind days. Had a lot of fun in Malta, sightseeing Malta and near by islands. Played also some live cash and small live mtt in Malta. Played in Dragonara Casino, imho games where decent/okeyish ran very cold and being new to format (live cash) my confidence is not yet the greatest. To sum up, played 3 days Day one, 1/3€ -500€ Day two, 50€ rebuy (110€ total) won it vs 13 opponents for +350€ profit Day three, 1/3€ -300€. Flight was ~3h so managed to read 2 crusher blogs, one on my way to Malta and one on my way to Latvia.

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Biggest Win (online): HH3: Vs unknow Fish, scary spot. What I have seen and now pay close attention to is "Fish breaking under pressure" which is opposite of ''The Baluga Theorem". This might not be the best example but I have seen Fish XR all-in with TPMK (normal fish that have played kind of tight)

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1. Gym Daily
2. No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00
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4. Plan days ahead
5. Study 30min a day at least
6. 10 push-ups before every session P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 38 Recap Greetings, Meh week, meh results. Was not feeling it this week, bad sleep and waking up with headaches did not help the grind. Also struggled with discipline. Made more the usual amount of mistakes which added up to losing week. Happy with the studies as I finished Uri course and now planning which course to take next, also deciding if I should buy GTO+ and only reason why I'm holding back is my potato laptop that has only 8gb ram. For the following week, Monday/Thursday talking free, remaining days want to play 3 session on avg. Study daily, good sleep and diet and gym daily. Cash: -332,9$ MTT: 0 Live Cash: 0 RB: +100$ Total: -232,9$ Cash Graph:

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Last weeks goals:

1. Gym Daily 4/7 solid
2. No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00 Failed, back week for sleep.
3. Get back into rhythm Failed, sleep and other factors.
4. Plan days ahead Done
5. Study 30min a day at least Done
6. 10 push-ups before every session Failed, done in few day but not enough Next weeks goals:
7. Gym 5 times
8. No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00
9. Get back into rhythm
10. Plan days ahead
11. Study 30min a day at least
12. 10 push-ups before every session P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

I tried to use GTO+ on an 8gb laptop and wouldn't recommend it. Took far too long to load even simple solutions. I'm not really a computer guy but would recommend at min 12gb but ideally 16gb.

by J.E.C m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58866151#post58866151)

I tried to use GTO+ on an 8gb laptop and wouldn't recommend it.

Thanks, been getting mixed reviews and for now will not buy it (should invest in new pc, but so hard to spend money on myself).

Hello DeeKay, late to the party but in for a follow. GL (not that you seem to need any) GTO+ is brill for the price imo, but yh RAM is king. Although it runs 10x better than my old 1.0 piosolver

by Ceres m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58867312#post58867312)

Hello DeeKay, late to the party but in for a follow. GL (not that you seem to need any) GTO+ is brill for the price imo, but yh RAM is king. Although it runs 10x better than my old 1.0 piosolver

Thanks for the follow and advise. And waiting for your next special edition blog.

Hello DKB, nice to see fellow grinder blogging. Good luck to you sir.

by Setelii m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58870646#post58870646)

Hello DKB, nice to see fellow grinder blogging. Good luck to you sir.

Thanks, sir! Good luck at the tables.

Are you aware you won the contest? Congrats!

by marknfw m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58870835#post58870835)

Are you aware you won the contest? Congrats!

Yes I'm aware, Thanks. Gonna put that money as overlay in monthly sit-n-go that happens in Discord poker group that I'm part of.

by DeeKayBee m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58870978#post58870978)

Yes I'm aware, Thanks. Gonna put that money as overlay in monthly sit-n-go that happens in Discord poker group that I'm part of.

Hey, congratulations DKB. Hope things are still going well. I'll have to catch up on the thread sometime.

by Brokenstars m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58871217#post58871217)

Hey, congratulations DKB. Hope things are still going well. I'll have to catch up on the thread sometime.

Thanks, things are good. Esp when I'm disciplined and not punt bluffing and punt hero calling.

Week 39 Recap Greetings, Trash week, meh results (but not that bad considering how bad I played). Had few sessions that I tilted. Made many very questionable plays. Overall very bad performance (volume decent tho). On the bright side happy with how much I studied and with my new gym routine, diet was decent as well. Sleep still needs work. Went to 2 live mtt, both busted. For the following week, will take first 3 days free (Mon-Wen) to reset and get into right mindset. Then grind remaining of the week. Cash: -247,9$ MTT: -110€ Live Cash: 0 RB: +180$ Total: -177,9$ Cash Graph:

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Last weeks goals:

1. Gym 5 times Did 3 but happy as I went really hard (kind of like this way better gym/free/gym)
2. No phone after 22:00 (put in different room) and sleep ~23:00 Failed, went to sleep avg 1am
3. Get back into rhythm Decent volume but worst quality since went pro
4. Plan days ahead Done
5. Study 30min a day at least Done
6. 10 push-ups before every session 25% Done Next week goals:
7. Gym 4 times
8. Sleep ~23:00
9. Get back into winning mindset
10. Plan days ahead
11. Study 30min a day at least
12. 10 push-ups before every session P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

HH5: Vs Reg, felt like a nice spot to raise OTF, after that felt terrible lol. River gave me hope as I was already done with the hand.

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Nice value bluff (had J8s). Cant dm you for some reason add me on discord: seniori_

Congrats on your success. subbed and following 😀

by CL_FLUSH m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58876691#post58876691)

Congrats on your success. subbed and following 😀

Thanks you, apricate it!

Week 40 Recap Greetings, Solid week, taking 3 days free was really beneficial for me, now I'm feeling ready to grind again. Week was shaky when I got back to grinding and was frustrating at time but overall happy with how it went. Big issue for last few days has been sleep, I have had hard time falling asleep and that really makes me not functional in mornings... Also after reviewing my hh in few spots I end up misreading preflop action or misreading board. For following week back to standard grind (not planning any live mtt for now). Gym is going good and even got myself whey protein. Fixing sleep will be focus point as it is really costing me time and functionality (got myself some melatonin food supplement), might play 4 tables instead of 6 before sleep gets better. Also started reading MGOP 2, which imo will future improve my game at tables. Cash: +288,5$ MTT: 0 Live Cash: 0 RB: +112.5$ Total: +401$ Cash Graph:

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Getting paid: HH4: Vs Reg, nice turn, nice river, nice to get paid.

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Biggest Hero: HH6: Vs Reg, called this hand on accident, because for mystical reason (bad sleep) thought that it's SRP (me flatting vs open).

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Last week goals:

1. Gym 4 times Did 3 and happy with results
2. Sleep ~23:00 Failed hard
3. Get back into winning mindset Done, still many mental leaks much much better
4. Plan days ahead Done
5. Study 30min a day at least Done
6. 10 push-ups before every session Done Next week goals:
7. Gym 3-4 times
8. Sleep ~23:00
9. Plan days ahead
10. Study 30min a day at least
11. Read/study MGOP 2 P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Nice to see you back in business! By the way, try melatonin tablets for better sleep. They work pretty well and are not bad for your health.

by Dontletit m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58882006#post58882006)

Nice to see you back in business! By the way, try melatonin tablets for better sleep. They work pretty well and are not bad for your health.

Thanks! Drinking Melatonin With Magnesium pills for second day now, had a much better sleep tonight (besides waking up from dream).

Week 41 Recap Greetings, Trash week, a lot of it was result of me hard punting off while tilted. Made some incredibly bad calls and incredibly spew punts. Head was in really bad mental space during the week, even decided to play 2nl to punt of purpose to get it out of my system. Did manage to get in better mental space on Sunday (still lost but played well imo). On a positive side, sleep was good and happy with gym results. For following week will drop to 50nl for the week to regain confidence. Also starting A-game poker masterclass by Elliot Roe as I think mental need more work then my technical side. Cash: -1067$ MTT: 0 Live Cash: 0 RB: +112.5$ Total: -954,5$ Cash Graph:

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Bluff-Catch: HH5: Vs reg, seems like a great spot to hero.

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Next week goals:

1. Gym 3-4 times Done
2. Sleep ~23:00 Failed (but sleep was decent)
3. Plan days ahead Done
4. Study 30min a day at least Done
5. Read/study MGOP 2 Done (but very little) Next week goals:
6. Gym 3-4 times
7. Sleep ~23:00
8. Plan days ahead
9. Study 30min a day at least
10. Read/study MGOP 2 / A-game masterclass P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Think in these calldown hands vs regs you can play like the sim and it’s fine. Frankly the results are irrelevant if you’re playing well. On the topic of tilt, start meditating. You’re a pro now, and it’s time to grow up. You’ve read TMGOP, so know all about the strategies to recognise signs of tilt before it becomes a blow-up. Dropping stake isn’t going to have any effect on the root cause of why you’ve tilted. Go back through the relevant chapters and do the worksheets.

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by norwich m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58893392#post58893392)

Think in these calldown hands vs regs you can play like the sim and it's fine. Frankly the results are irrelevant if you're playing well.On the topic of tilt, start meditating. You're a pro now, and it's time to grow up. You've read TMGOP, so know all about the strategies to recognise signs of tilt before it becomes a blow-up.Dropping stake isn't going to have any effect on the... See full post

Thanks for advice, appreciate it. I'm getting back to meditating using Headspace and plan to do from 'Basic' to 'Pro 8' (12 courses x 10 sesions) and doing them before first poker sessionof the day. Having hard time not getting distracted but working on it. I have done this for last 11 grind days. I plan to go back to 100nl next week if things go smoothly (they are atm, even while running bad). It was more to ease a little presure while I work on fixing mental flaws. Will re-visit strategys to recognise tilt today, thanks for remainding.

Yo man GL with your blog! High quality stuff, I subbed. Btw what rooms do you play?

by Nathan Feuerstein m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58896709#post58896709)

Yo man GL with your blog! High quality stuff, I subbed. Btw what rooms do you play?

Thanks for the kind words! I played in place where Party has been running since 2001

Week 42 Recap Greetings, Despite results imo solid week, head was in a good place. During weekend hoped into some 100nl, despite my original plane to play only 50nl, games where good but running sub optimal. Sleep was good, Gym was a little bit off but still put in the reps. And happy to do A-game course. Had a fun live mtt which I ended 6/64 but at around ~1am which is messing my next days plans. For following week, grind as usual (no live mtt). Want to be consistent esp in mental area. Cash: -535$ MTT: 0 Live Cash: +85€ RB: +112.5$ Total: -337,5$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Bluff: HH4: Vs Reg, went deep into timebank but called...

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Biggest Hero-Call: HH5: Vs Bad-Reg, call/call imo is PP heavy range.

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Biggest Blunder: HH6: Vs Aggro-Reg, plan was to XR all-in OTT as my opponent is stab happy, but for whatever reason changed my mind in moment and made terrible call OTR.

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1. Gym 3-4 times Done
2. Sleep ~23:00 Failed(sleep has been good)
3. Plan days ahead Done
4. Study 30min a day at least Done
5. Read/study MGOP 2 / A-game masterclass Done Next week goals:
6. Gym 3-4 times
7. Sleep ~23:00
8. Plan days ahead
9. Study 30min a day at least
10. A-game masterclass (week one) P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 43 Recap Greetings, Solid week and happy with results. Still a lot of improvement I could have with routine/discipline/mental, which is motivating knowing it's in my hands to have better results. Friday-Sunday tried not looking at poker balance (failed once), but I found it helping me focus on decisions better In game. Will try to not look at my balance till last Sundays session and see where it takes me. Gonna do A-game week 2 and revisit my own approach to the game as with last two months of running bad/playing bad/bad mental I have been deviating from my winning ways. Monday/Tuesday free from online poker (blog/study/sauna/live mtt). Wen/Fri/Sat/Sun grinding online. Cash: +363,5$ MTT: 0 Live Cash: 0 RB: +180$ Total: +543,5$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Loss: HH2: Vs Reg, most classic flip ever.

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Unluckiest: HH4: Vs Reg, did not expect that, but called once idea of A4 came to mind and I should lose to one combo only.

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Funny Hand: HH6: Vs 2 Fish, was not worried about BB had note that he can gamble, but the for CO had only info that 3,5x rfi 54s. Was close to folding. OTT I knew I lost lol.

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Last week goals:

1. Gym 3-4 times Done
2. Sleep ~23:00 50/50
3. Plan days ahead Done
4. Study 30min a day at least Done
5. A-game masterclass (week one) Done Next week goals:
6. Gym 3-4 times
7. Sleep ~23:00
8. Plan days ahead
9. Study 30min a day at least
10. A-game masterclass (week two)
11. Not look at balance during week P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Hi, i am not able to send dm's. Can u add me to your discord? My username - wsz777

Week 44 Recap Greetings, Better week, ran good and had some fun spots. Did not look at results for the whole week which is PR for me... As a result felt as my focus was directed in right directions (decisions and quantity of my play). Also played a little zoom mixed in with my regular tables, but I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie and as a result my decision become sloppy and eventually bad. (no more 25nl and no more then 1 table of zoom while grinding). Played live mtt which was fun and I lasted till 5th place (from 55 opponents), I play them for fun just to get out of house and socialize 1x a week. Still doing A-game course week 2 as I slacked a little. Monday free ... Tuesday grind online + live mtt ... Wednesday free ... Thursday till Sunday online grind. Cash: +369,4$ MTT: +111€ Live Cash: 0 RB: +180$ Total: +660$ Cash Graph:

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Unluckiest: HH4: Vs Whale, specific whale vs who I got very strong read on... passive pushover but if he thinks his nutted he can Xjam OTF (AQ A73r SRP). So in my mind OTR I was happy to get 2 streets of value.

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Last week goals:

1. Gym 3-4 times Done
2. Sleep ~23:00 50/50, but sleep has been kind of bad as I'm getting little deep sleep...there has been change in C* by +10 degrees in last few days so will see...
3. Plan days ahead Done
4. Study 30min a day at least Done
5. A-game masterclass (week two) Did 2/7 videos
6. Not look at balance during week Done, new PR. Next week goals:
7. Gym 3-4 times
8. Sleep ~23:00
9. Plan days ahead
10. Study 30min a day at least
11. A-game masterclass (week two)
12. Not look at balance during week
13. Not play 25nl P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Hi, can you add me I'm from Latvia and struggling at NL25 looking to improve 😀 kuppzz#4842

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Week 45 Recap Greetings, All things considered okeyish week, was not looking at results which helped me put in the volume. Did have a feeling of getting destroyed at 100nl, while at the same time destroying 50nl... so was not sure what will the end result look like. I think part reason of this result is me forcing plays at 100nl and being laid back at 50nl... so will play 50nl for upcoming week. Weird to have positive EV(breakeven) and being down 850$. Played one live mtt, played it bad and busted right after late reg. Did A-game week 2. Also will have better/any schedule for my free days, as I have been wasting them doing noting and at the end feeling like trash. Monday/Thursday free, Tue/Wen/Fri/Sat/Sun grind(3 sessions per day) Cash: -844,5$ MTT: -70€ Live Cash: 0 RB: +180$ Total: -734,5$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Loss/Biggest Bluff: HH2: Vs Reg, got owned ...

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Luckiest: HH3: Vs Reg, Nice runout.

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Unluckiest: HH4: Vs Fish, he tanked called which was surprising to me.

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Thin Value: HH5: Vs Fish, felt right might be too thin but worked out this time.

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Last week goals:

1. Gym 3-4 times Done
2. Sleep ~23:00 Done
3. Plan days ahead Done
4. Study 30min a day at least Done
5. A-game masterclass (week two) Done
6. Not look at balance during week Done
7. Not play 25nl Done Next week goals:
8. Gym 3 times
9. Sleep ~23:00
10. Plan days ahead
11. Study 30min a day at least
12. A-game masterclass (week three)
13. Not look at balance during week
14. Not play 25nl,100nl and zoom
15. Morning walks P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 46 Recap Greetings, Better week, still few punts but felt better. After looking at results at the end of the week saw how swingy results where and aligns with my performance. Fine but could be better. Was very fun last day as I decided to go for reaching rakeback goals (25% to 30% rb) so had to grind 160$ rake on Sunday. Last session had to grind 60$ rake in 2h (1am the weekly rakeback resets) and I somehow managed to do it within last second Spoiler Show

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Unluckiest: HH4: Vs Fish, Set vs Fish🍰.

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Blunder: HH6: Vs Reg-Fish, was thinking, is there a difference between call and all-in...

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Last week goals:

1. Gym 3 times 2/3
2. Sleep ~23:00 5/7,Sunday grinded till 1am
3. Plan days ahead Done
4. Study 30min a day at least Done
5. A-game masterclass (week three) Failed, did not do single one
6. Not look at balance during week Done
7. Not play 25nl,100nl and zoom Done
8. Morning walks Done Next week goals:
9. Gym 3 times
10. Sleep ~23:00
11. Plan days ahead
12. Study 30min a day at least
13. A-game masterclass (week three)
14. Not look at balance during week
15. Not play 25nl,100nl and zoom
16. Morning walks Some fun chat:

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P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 47 Recap Greetings, Good week, still some avoidable missteps but improvement from last week. Overall happy with results and less happy with routine (gym/studies). Plan is to stay at 50nl a bit longer. For the following 3 weeks plan to change my routine quite a bit as I plan to play tournament series online and all the tournament start 20:00 so will be playing more into the night (4-5 cash tables and 1-2 mtts). So no morning session and start grinding ~17:00 take a break and then grind until I'm in the mtt. Only shame is that all the tournaments have 8min blind levels but fields are under 200ppl as you can participate only if your from Baltic country's. Excited to change my routine and play some other format. Also friend is buying half of my action and I won't play that main event as those day A-D stacks gets combined in day 2 so more like 90$ mtt(not a fan of format like that). there is also leaderboard for this thing (1st place gets 2k$ package). Will show results at the end of series.

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(won 0,05$ mega satellite) For the next week adjusting to new routine. Monday/Friday free, Tue/Wen/Fri/Sat/Sun grind(3 sessions per day) Cash: +431,7$ MTT: Live Cash: RB: +112,5$ Total: +544,2$ Cash Graph:

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Biggest Bluff: HH5: Vs Aggro Fish, I usually don't do these kind of plays vs fish, BUT before this hand he played fast and used big sizings etc etc, and in this hand he went deep into timebank OTF/OTT and started to size down and I felt him not being confident in his hand, idk felt like it gonna work more then it should. Flop call sus.

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Last week goals:

1. Gym 3 times Failed 1/3
2. Sleep ~23:00 Failed hard(after last weeks Sunday grind till 1am had hard time going back to normal sleep routine)
3. Plan days ahead Mostly Done
4. Study 30min a day at least Not enough
5. A-game masterclass (week three) Half
6. Not look at balance during week Failed, on accident Friday and decided to keep looking
7. Not play 25nl,100nl and zoom Done
8. Morning walks Done Next week goals:
9. Gym 3 times
10. Plan days ahead
11. Study 30min a day at least
12. A-game masterclass (week three)
13. Not look at balance during week
14. Not play 25nl,100nl and zoom
15. Morning walks P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Greetings, Good week in a weird way, not happy with my cash game quality and results are showing. Some of the fault could be laid on bad routine/sleep schedule. So going back to my standard routine ( 9am wake up, walk+ gym, morning sessions, midday study, 2 evening session , sleep ~23:00) even if I play ''Baltic Poker League" they start 19:00/20:00 the field is small (under 100ppl) and blind levels are 8min so don't need to worry about playing till 1-2am. I will in foreseeable future think of myself as cash game Reg, BUT winning donkaments are always exciting and this week was a lot of that. Wednesday Had my biggest mtt cash 1079,69$ in 11$ PKO (not Baltic Poker League so 100% for myself). Saturday was checking mtt lobby as cash games where dry (weird for Saturday), and saw 150€ tourney to 1200€ package to Battle of Malta with 5 Latvians playing it (2 of them tagged fish) so did some research and within 10min left of late reg I jumped in (~20bb) and won it lol. Also Sunday I final tabled the 22$ Mystery Bounty of Baltic Poker League got 6 place for 151$ (did not count that into results as I will post summery of Baltic Poker league when its done). Spoiler Show

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Last week goals:

1. Gym 3 times Failed 1/3
2. Plan days ahead Done
3. Study 30min a day at least Done
4. A-game masterclass (week three) Failed
5. Not look at balance during week Failed
6. Not play 25nl,100nl and zoom Done
7. Morning walks Done Next week goals:
8. Plan days ahead
9. Study 30min a day at least
10. Morning walks P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

How are we finding playing as a profession so far? Where I live, the cost of living makes it completely unfeasible to play $0.25/$0.50 as a livelihood, even less so when considering a downswing. I'd have assumed in Central Europe you'd have to become essentially a rakeback grinder like the infinite Belarus pool on Stars. How far are you getting yourself on a 10k/week volume?

by norwich m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58941609#post58941609)

How are we finding playing as a profession so far? Where I live, the cost of living makes it completely unfeasible to play $0.25/$0.50 as a livelihood, even less so when considering a downswing. I'd have assumed in Central Europe you'd have to become essentially a rakeback grinder like the infinite Belarus pool on Stars. How far are you getting yourself on a 10k/week volume?

I enjoy the flexibility and freedom that playing online poker gives. Poker also helps me improve discipline, structure and mental(something I lack very much) I withdraw ~1500€ every month and that is enough to survive (Gf also makes ~600€).... Rent + Utilities is like 500€, Phone + wifi ~150€, Gf University 180€. And on top of that, 25,5% after first 3k€ per year goes to tax men (was 23%). After Gf graduates university we plan to move to diffrent country, preferably one with no tax on poker and nicer weather. Don't plan to stay at 50nl for long, need to fix some leaks (mainly mental) and go back to 100nl and move up to 200nl. I could never be rakeback grinder my autopilot is bad and I think every spot is unique and would quickly burn out.

Good luck in the tournament!

by Gadflier2 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58946705#post58946705)

Good luck in the tournament!

Thanks, I busted unfortunately.

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~44k 200/400 & BB ante -I AKsc Open UTG 800 -Guy next to act 3B 3k -I decide to call, because his first hand onthe table I don't want to stack off AKo in eatly stages of mtt.

• JJ3ssc XC 1500 (7k pot)
• Ac XC 6000 (10k pot)
• 6x XC 17000 (22k pot) I think I beat AQ and chop vs AK also he can bluff ofc JThh .... Then after sitting on my shortstack 400/800 & BB ante I have 11k in BB SB jams First card A (i think I can call not looking at other cards) but 2nd card K :shocked: AKo vs KQo river Q and we bust, GG

But I'm having good success playing few donkamemts on the phone.(~+750$). Today gf is joining me and we gonna enjoy Malta till 10.04.

Wanted to write blog today about last two weeks but H2N4 (4.0.154) decided to make their product paid only (50$ per month) and me being cheap I got myself PT4...

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Now importing last 40 days

Ah... beta mode finally ran out did it? I've been weaning myself off it so i don't get used to such luxury PT4 is a good laugh tho (they will answer anything on the forum tbf). NEVER **** with the installation files imo. It is combustible at some lower software level I've never been able to quite comprehend

by Ceres m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58954867#post58954867)

Ah... beta mode finally ran out did it? I've been weaning myself off it so i don't get used to such luxury

Had it for free since 2024 February, they have every right to make it paid only and I think that's the right move. Also think they strategy was genius.

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Slow and steady

Can we see a graph since start of thread when it finishes?

by beef666 m (https://www.twoplustwo.com/post?postId=58954888#post58954888)

Can we see a graph since start of thread when it finishes?

I would prob deny this request with no specific reason, before H2N4 made the change. But now it's literally impossible before I get better PC .... Took my PC 3h to import 7,5k (cash hands) and since I started playing on PartyPoker in 2024 February I have played ~450k cash hands.

Week 49 & 50 Recap Greetings, Fun exciting two weeks. Started with winning small mtt for ~400$ and being breakeven in cash as my mind was already in Malta. Then Malta trip, lost the 600€ before late reg ended (most of my chips in one hand). But all good as same day at hotel while playing on phone I won ~600$ in 11$ mtt. Overall nice relaxing trip, played some mtt on phone while gf had her work. After Trip was over on 10.04. grinded online and made 23 buyins in 3 days...Obv running hot, maybe also result of having mental reset in Malta. For the following week plan is to go back to my regular routine. Monday/Thus free, Tue/Wen/Fri/Sat/Sun grind(3 sessions per day)

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Battle of Malta 40k starting ~44k 200/400 & BB ante -I AKsc Open UTG 800 -Guy next to act 3B 3k -I decide to call, because his first hand onthe table I don't want to stack off AKo in eatly stages of mtt.

• JJ3ssc XC 1500 (7k pot)
• Ac XC 6000 (10k pot)
• 6x XC 17000 (22k pot) I think I beat AQ and chop vs AK also he can bluff ofc JThh .... Then after sitting on my shortstack 400/800 & BB ante I have 11k in BB SB jams First card A (i think I can call not looking at other cards) but 2nd card K AKo vs KQo river Q and we bust, GG

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Biggest Win: HH1: Vs Maniac, was surprised he had a real hand, also glad I reminded my self that we have reversed outs OTR.

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Biggest Loss: HH2: Vs Whale, easy stack off vs this guy who was overvaluing his hands massively.

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Luckiest: HH3: Vs Reg, awkward stack sizes to go for Xjam but I did it anyways, as long as he doesn't have 99 or AA we are flipping at worst.

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Unluckiest: HH4: Vs 2 Fishes, happy to not be against straight(even if I was pretty ez call).

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Blunder: HH6: Vs Passive Reg, was thinking I beat worse value like sets but doubt he would go that thin here.

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Next week goals:

1. Gym 3 times
2. Plan days ahead
3. Study 30min a day at least
4. A-game masterclass (week four)
5. Not look at balance during week
6. Not play 25nl,100nl and zoom
7. Morning walks P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated.

Week 51 Recap Greetings, Not happy with the week, even with some very bright/exciting moments. Cash games was really bad for me as I lacked discipline/sleep/performance (only me to blame for it). Many easily avoidable loses and almost no work done to improve my game. But besides cash games struggles which really upsets me, Donkaments where fun. Won ticket to 215$ mtt(lost) from BPL freeroll, Won 109$ The Sunday Party (+292,31$) from 16,5$ satty, won 1500€ package from 22€ to 150€ to bink, and won small 7,5$ hyper for 154,23$, got into 55$ MB but busted fast. Was a lot of fun playing larger buyin donkaments, but can't figure out how much I'm +/- as 215$ shows as -215$ even when I got it for free etc etc. Will start to write down mtt results by hand. The 1500€ package is to one of three locations (pic below), been to Malta two times this year already, Rozvadov is in the middle of nowhere, so I guess I'm going to Slovakia. For the next week, GF is in Italy till Saturday morning and I would like to use this time get back to better sleeping habits and head down grind/study and if I'm feeling good and sharp go for 100nl again this weekend. So Monday/Wednesday free and rest of the week head down grind/study.

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Biggest Win: HH1: Vs Unknown, not a hu expert but enjoy the format, besides preflop which I'm not sure about seems standard. Would be surprised that XC 55 is good from opponents perspective.

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Biggest Loss: HH2: Vs Reg-Fish, not sure but I don't think its a great spot. Folding seems crazy OTF but vs this size(maybe results oriented)

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Luckiest: HH3: Vs Maniac, looks bad but in last 10 hands he found a way to put his 200bb stack in the middle like 4 times, donk jamming SRP etc etc. So figured KQ is good enough.

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Unluckiest: HH4: Vs Reg, unlucky because he miss clicked preflop lol, was putting him on a lot of pairs heavy range.

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Bluff-Catch: HH5: Vs Reg, went into XC rather then B-B-? not sure which one is better but worked out this time.

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Biggest Bluff: HH6: Vs Reg, no brainer imo.

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Bad Beat Story: HH7: Sad, I open and call vs jam preflop(he cover by 1 bb) would have 60bb and prob got myself to day 2 (16 players reminding) with 5K$ + bounties on top... Still was fun.

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[/SPOIL] Last week goals:

1. Gym 3 times Failed (1/3)
2. Plan days ahead Done
3. Study 30min a day at least Failed
4. A-game masterclass (week four) Failed
5. Not look at balance during week Failed
6. Not play 25nl,100nl and zoom Failed
7. Morning walks Done Next week goals:
8. Gym 3 times
9. Plan days ahead
10. Study 30min a day at least
11. A-game masterclass (week four)
12. Not look at balance during week
13. Not play 25nl,100nl and zoom
14. Morning walks P.S. Also have Discord group for Poker player to socialize and improve together if anyone is interested send me a private dm. Thanks for reading. Any feedback about how I played or things I could do better is much appreciated

Week 52 Recap Greetings, Interesting week, results are good duo to live mtt bink. Was off balance as GF was traveling to Italy and starting my week with playing live mtt until 4am is not gonna help my routine. Cash games where fine and even played small amount of 100nl. Small volume (6k hands only), skipped one playing day as planning to have a grind day after live mtt is never good idea. Online mtt where okey, won 109$ ticket (haven't used yet) and 150€ ticket to the same mtt that gave me 1500€ package (would be cool to bink again lol). Also planed live poker trip to Prague in the middle of May with one of my poker friends. Also filled my taxes for 2024. For the next week, Monday/Thursday free... Other week days grind + Wednesday live mtt. Cash: +182,05$ Online Mtts: -84$ Live Mtts: +740€ Live Cash: - RB: +62,5$ Total: +1005$ (if I convert € to $) Cash Graph (did bb rather then $ as I played 25nl/50nl/100nl):

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Biggest Win: HH1: Vs Passive Whale, even if all-in looks like an overkill guy was so faceup and passive that I figured it good before club comes out (maybe results oriented)

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Biggest Loss: HH2: Vs Fish, cooler esp HU.

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Luckiest: HH3: Vs Fish, guy said "f u" before jamming so makes automatically makes it a flip.

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Unluckiest: HH4: Vs Fish, unfortunate.

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Biggest Bluff: HH5: Vs Reg, should prob bet OTF and follow up.

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Funny Hand: HH6: Vs Whale, as I was talking strats with fish from HH3, this guy types this and within 5min makes this play (snap leaves).

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