100k NL50

Still havent broken into 100NL! Had another go today with a 6 hour session but lost a little. games are much more agressive than 50NL im sure. Stars might b harder than tilt was perhaps. still i shall keep trying. here is my godlike NL50 graph... I put in 20% rakeback as a guess at the stars reward system. im rocketing along at just over 1000hands/hr!



im down $1800 (-$1000 ev) in 13k hands of 100NL though waaaaaah

so i also compiled all my hands onto one comp, this is the liftime graph since soooo far back. talk about a break even stretch after my NL200 downswing (~360k hans in) haha. o well, this graph brought me a house! god the days of NL200 were exciting look at that gradient



Stars: $2600
Live: ???
FTP: All gone

monthly blog

66k hands logged on Pokerstars. It has been a pain trying to break through the 100 NL barrier. Running so bad! 50NL is a dream though. Just hit Platinum star for the month woop! i will go for supernova next year. it should only take a few months if i put in some serious effort.

50NL graph:


100NL graph lol....


what the hell is that monstrosity.... May as well post a kool hand:


Awesome looks like ive gained $4 since my last blog in september!

Stars: $2124
Live: ???
FTP: All gone

more of the same

did 5 hour session today. up then down 6 buyins wtf... here is my graph so far.



unlocked 470/600 of my startup bonus. have 8000 VPP in 40 hours of 50NL. i actually got to 20 tables today ha. now just need to get to the 200k VPP bonuses.... seems impossible atm. might take a shot at 100NL soon tho.

Stars: $2120
Live: ???
FTP: All gone

back on the money train

well its been a while since the last post. finally redepositied after losing my roll on FTP. 4.5k NZ sitting on there and chances of getting it back look slim :(

put 600 on stars to take up their bonus. what a scam that is btw. 25k hands in at 50NL and ive unlock half of it. probly about 5% of the people who sign up to have a go at this bonus will actually ever get there before going busto. genius marketing really.

anyways 50NL. playing upto 15 tables. just stacking them and its been really easy to adjust to. i think i could go to 20 tables no prob if i had an office to play in haha. have done 24k hands in 28 hours. with all my bonuses etc my roll sits at $1850 now. so thats 850 earned, 400 via bonuses. so its going pretty well! im looking to get to 2.5k then take some shots at 100NL. once this bonus wears off though by "rakeback" compared to FTP will b much lower. havent taken the time to work it out fully yet.

in terms of live poker ive been pretty shit. i used to keep a physical live roll in a giant wad of cash but now its all gone, spent on rent and crap haha. id rather just spend my scarce free time grinding these days, unless there is a nice home game going cause those r always fun. have been too 'busy' lately to attend though. by busy i usually mean whipped.

hopefully u guys still read this. notice no one has blogged in ages! ill leave u with this hand. god i run good:


Stars: $1850
Live: ???
FTP: All gone

100th post

and its quite a milestone. have finally gone, well 'semi' pro. had a talk with the bosses and should soon be doing less hours which means min 1-2 days a week off to grind alllll day! they were surprisingly supportive of my poker haha.

40k hands of 50NL rush so far for a total profit of $1500. 6 tabling it so its about 1400 hands an hour ohh yea. not a bad hourly, but im above ev of course. cant wait to see how this goes....

havent been to live poker for ages which makes me sad :( was going to the casino the other week but the earthquake hit ahhhh.

Oh and also i cant get my pokerstars password. somehow ive forgotten it which seems impossible cause i use the same one everywhere. also my old email is banned for some reason by hotmail so i cant recover it easily. a comedy of errors really.

Tilt: $3690 (+$13050)
Stars: $234
Total: US$16974
FTP:282k

Live: NZ$2500ish

still rockin the rush

27k hands into 50NL rush and im still going strong. running a it above ev which always helps. started 6 tabling now... 4 6max and 2 9max. just nit it up in 9max playing super standard, seems to be working. trying to build a sample size still so i can convince myself that playing pro is a good idea...



Tilt: $3611 (+$13050)
Stars: $234
Total: US$16895
FTP:276k

Live: NZ$2500ish

Im back!

finally got me some internet. been grinding like a bit of a madman last couple days. 50NL rush of course! was guna try 9handed but start off with trusty 6max. i feel like after this long break im playing alot different and alot better. rethinking everything and have a fresh mind. as you may have guessed from this positive review im doing pretty good also. 15k hands in and check out this beautiful graph:



the bann of US players doesnt seem to have affected anything. if anything from my results it must be softer? thats 10bb/100 ohh yea so sexy. dont get me wrong i know i need a bigger sample size. going for 50k hands then try out 100NL rush again.

cashed out most of my tilt bank roll too... feels good to be back!


Tilt: $3154 (+$13050)
Stars: $234
Total: US$16438
FTP:270k

Live: NZ$2500ish

quicky

ummm trying to tally up my gains lately:

think i had another good one at lukes like $300 up or so. then i lost about 100 at his garage game with 2 tables. i cant really remember god dam. lost 150 at the high rollers event as i bubbled the final table then played the 50/1 cash game. so im guna assume about break even lately. im pretty sure ive played more than that but o well. game tonight too...

got a new laptop today woo! now i just need internet to get back into it.

live pokers

been out for a while. but played a sweet game the other day and got the taste for poker again. woo!

first day was the pokersoc torney. hit a set second hand omg. hand goes like this:
call w 44 on btn 3 way.
flop Q46. he bets i raise.
turn Q463. i bet big pot is 8k both have 6k behind.
river Q4632. gay 4 straight bu i think he has a queen so bet 1k.
he check raises me instantly all in. nooooooooo
i fold cause he must have it right? no he flips AA and says good fold. yes he thought AA was so strong he did the old pop em on the river. fml could have doubled up second hand...

ok busted that torney but won $80 in the cash game after so all good. won a big pot verse remi after i flop top pair in a 3bet pot T9x i have KT he has QJ. then won a big one verse his mate whos name i always forget. limp pot 2pair. check flop first to act. utg bets, friend calls, i raise, friend ships. obvious draw always wen that happens cause he would never flat a strong hand (board was super drawy).

ok lukes home game and i run like a god (as usual i know). i get a good image going at the start. bluff 72 all in verse luke AK and hit my 7 owch. bunch of big hands, im playing pretty loose short handed. a new guy to lukes left starts to call me constantly. i 3bet pre. ship low flop he snaps me with AJ, i have AK. we split tho. had a couple other hands like that.

favourite hand goes like this:
standard raise a few callers and i call cutoff w 52s. luke raises to $13 after 6ppl were in. i think everyone calls haha.
flop K94 rainbow. checked around.
turn K943. i have straight flush draw. new guy bets out small $30 into $75, i dont want to raise cause i checked behind flop i cant rep much i think. plus this guy wont fold to me i tihnk. hayden calls behind. im certain he has a flush draw too which is gay. he even says "please club!" and ive seen him do this several times and he doesnt lie.... great tell but anyway
river K943J. miss the draw. i think if its checked to me im shoving cause the new guy must be weak to bet 30 then check. so i shove all in its like $150 to call. hayden snap folds obviously. new guy thinks but folds 66 aparently. honestly im not repping much doing this play, KJ was what im going for i guess. i would not do this with a pair only. but these players are fairley average so i can get away with plays like this. wouldnt try that play on eamonn for example. polarised range and its hard to have better than a pair the way o played it etc. show the bluff bam it was awesome.

also hit trips verse the new guy. get it all in on 988 verse his 9T. ummm a big hand verse dev. sitting with devto my right makes for an easy game haha. wen hes on my left i have to play so tight cause he is in every pot. goes like this
see a standard flop 3Q7 or something i have A3 for pair + nut flush. i cbet only dev follows. turn bricks low. he donks into me which i know he does with weak pairs and draws. so obv raise here, dev will fold to me he knows im a nit cause he rails every hand i play. i raise to $50 and he calls. river brings a beautiful flush. he donks all in i call. he has J high flush owch. $300 pot to me.

finally a hand verse andy. he 3bets and i call behind someone else with 78s. we all r deep. low flop 78x. i check and ahh checked around. turn a beautiful K. i check cause i tihnk andy is capable of repping a K, or quite likely has one. bad player calls behind andy so i check raise. now i make a mistake. i chek raise too small. i think it went cbet 12 call i make it 35. yukk. anyway is doesnt set up river well for me. river makes it 78xK9 no flush. i tank for ages he has 100 behind pot is 100. do i bet 40? if he reraises me its pretty gross. i guess i should have bet like 60. i shove him and he tank folds his AK. the problem was i didnt think any worse hand would call me wen i shoved. and i guess i was right. ahh well. if i had bet turn bigger it was easier shove...

finish cashing out for $595 after buying in for $150. sweet night to get me loving poker again.

online has been going pretty shit. i played a few rare sessions but havent been winning. rush has ruined online poker for me i find normal 6max sooo boring and i cant beat rush ahhh what a dilema. getting a laptop soon, so im guna try gind low stakes every night on the couch instead of watching tv or watever so it still looks like im joining in with the flat. genious? 50NL rush here i come.

oh and while im whining. ah the US dollar is so weak! $0.78 wtf ill never get my money off full tilt. remember the good ol days of $0.55 conversion. what happened??! god my blogs r a ramble.......


Tilt: $9770 (+$5550)
Stars: $234
Total: US$1554
FTP:254k

Live: NZ$2500ish

woops

got kinda lazy in the last week and didnt really play. had one shit day lost 400-500 at 100nl rush. i tihnk i give up on rush my edge just isnt big enough im barely squeaking out a profit over alot of hands. its hard to imagine why, with the amount of retards i see around me but it is what it is. played a day of 'real' poker, 8 tabling 200/100NL. did alright up a couple of buyins... forgot what its like to play 6max seemed much easier than rush. ie find a table with a whale and wait for him to give u his stack.

heres a cool hand:

so deep so didnt wana just get it in plus he was a super agro fish.

going up to auck for my last week for the big day out. i think i profit around a grand these holidays after 40hrs play. the rush gamble didnt really pay off. its so hard to play more than 4-5hrs a day especially when all ur friends r on holiday too. dreading going back to work ahhh.

lifetime over 260hrs (140k hands) at 100/200NL normal 6max poker I average US$30+rakeback an hour. to be or not to be a poker pro....

Tilt: $10383 (+$5550)
Stars: $234
Total: US$16167
FTP:254k

Day 12

today i had a big session but down 350 buckos. was just a super gay day so i stopped a bit early. u can tell ur tilting when u start yelling at your screen haha...

y do i always get boned in these spots...


rolling blackcard FPP at 440 ohhh

Tilt: $10507 (+$5550)
Stars: $234
Total: US$16291
FTP:250k

Live: NZ$1980

Day 11

today was 3k of brake evenness then 4 buyins up in the last 300 hands woop. 3 way all in after 5 people see a flop of 68T monotone and i have top set verse nut flush draw verse flopped straight. running boat for me of course...

this hand tilted the shit out of me though. knew exactly what he had bu couldnt pull the third trigger. such terrible play by him though. after this he payed me off like a station several times tho so its all good.


Black card folling FPP at 420. big sleep and mega session tomorow i got 4 days left miiiiiight make it. all it does is give me more FPPs but may as well try keep it going....

Tilt: $10860 (+$5550)
Stars: $234
Total: US$16644
FTP:232k

Live: NZ$1980

Days 9&10

Day 9 was a bit of a crap one. several buyins under EV and didnt win a single stack in 5k hands woo. today was alright, finished 1 buyin up. had some lame coolers though. btn vs sb i have A4 on a 235 board... somehow the other guy has 46 of course!

speaking of lame coolers:

felt kiiiinda bad for the guy haha

here are some positional stats to think about. seems weird that my winrate from EP and MP is so low, seeing as im so tight from these positions.... i plan to look into it further when i get some time. ie opening 22 though 66 or something might not be profitable from early position or something. my rush stats are also slightly nittier than my normal ones, i dont know why i feel i play the same. power folding the button is probably the reason haha.


for the record ive clocked 29hrs of rush which equals USD$27 per hour plus rakeback (around $11) which is prety pimping seeing as i have a pretty tiny bb/100 winrate. need more sample size though! furthermore i just cant manage more than 5 hours of rush so exhausting doing 1000 hands an hour.

Tilt: $10491 (+$5550)
Stars: $234
Total: US$16275
FTP:226k

Live: NZ$1980

Day 7&8

day 7 doesnt exist cause it was after new years so i put in a descent day 8. 4.26 hours, 5k hands and $300 profit. was guna do a big blog today but ive run out of time. had a reg 4bet shove 200bb deep with 22 against me today, i had AA of course haha. infact my 4 biggest hands today were all AA lol! nits for the win.

graph so far this holiday... not enough hands to see a winrate it just looks a bit crazy haha.


look at the hillarious bluff. sometimes the regs r worse than the fish....


mani made a huge mistake in this hand. fish minraises AA pre ofcourse. hit my jin and know he isnt folding after he slowplays the flop haha AA/KK every time! bam betting huge to set up river. river is an A omg. y did i jam ahhhhh didnt even think... rofl hand though!


my blackcard rolling FPP is at 373 with 7 days to get it to 500. ahh dont think ill make it. havent managed a 5+ hour session yet, should have more time now xmas/new years is all done.

Tilt: $10813 (+$5550)
Stars: $234
Total: US$16597
FTP:226k

Live: NZ$1980