How to make 10k a month - Anybody can do that

Day 120 + 121

Originally posted by tomzyb
If bottom 2p on that wet board is bluffcatcher, than top 2 is a 3b ship 100bb deep ♦. Being a bit deeper i think i'd call flop, x/showe safe turns (2-4,8,9, Q-A), call ugly turns unless he makes it too big and fold river UI. Because i think usually people dont turn 2p or overpairs (hands u beat) into bluffs on 4straight/flushy boards but will rather shut down and see SD for low price.

I called in this situation and should shoved any blank turn. That would be the 2nd best play. 3betting the flop is better because villain will call with worse (AA, KK, A9,....) and there are a lot of cards on the turn which will reduce the action. We are ahead vs his range when all the money will be invested on the flop.

Graph of the week

Summary
Im satisfied with my learning process. I learn more and more and there are not many spots where I dont know what to do. Next week I will make some plans and structures to attack just regs. Fish will be neglected in december.

Day 122 + 123

Goals of the week
My main goal is too take up enaugh time. I was very successfull the last 2 days and want to have this process as a routine. So I have to practise this again and again. I will also consider betsizes, board analysis and planing the hand. My main focus on limits will be NL400 this week. I will start playing every reg until he leaves or I lost at least 2 buy Ins.

why do u sit out then

Day 124 + 125

Originally posted by muumionu
why do u sit out then

because I had enaugh action and I just play reg when I have no action.

Learning target: take up time
I took up my time and played great. On NL400 I made a bad mistake by not paying attention the stats. I 3bettet crap was a player who dont fold to 3Bets. I observed the betsizes, analysed the boards and planned the hand. All in all I like the last 2 days.

Other matters
I like thrillers so Im looking for new stuff. I prefer thriller with several printed books. So I just started Jack Reacher from Lee Child. The first book is very entertaining and thrilling. He describes the situation as if you are Jack Reacher. I will definetely buy the 2nd books of the the printed books.

hand of the day (villain is unknown)
What would be your plan on the flop (how would you react on overcards for example)?

IPoker, $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 2 Players
Poker Tools by CardRunners - Hand Details

SB: $144.70 (144.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $97.20 (97.2 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J J
SB completes, Hero raises to $6, SB calls $5

Flop: ($12) 4 4 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $8.40, SB raises to $20, Hero?

oeh a fellow HU blogger , must follow and posted friend request:)

regarding the hand , if dude is random unknown on nl100 who openlimps i don't regard him as being very strong.
In this case i would just keep the gameplan simple.
Since he raises you on the flop his hand is polarised between two types of hands, hands hes going broke with and hands hes completly spazzing off with.
Since we don't have much info besides the fact that villain is taking a goofy line, I would just 3bet him to 48$ (to let it look smaller then 50$) call it off/shove any T card.

his complete air will fold (-->important if he raise-folds here since then he is playing back in a completly random way, and we need to adapt our ranges for cbetting etc).
His tp/slowplayed overpairs/draws will either jam or call any T bet because of odds.
Even if the T comes a ♥ we have an easy shove with sometimes the best hand , and often a redraw if he has us beat.
But since he limp-calls , and then raises our cbet i suspect he will very often shove whatever value/semibluf he has, since otherwise he would just call.
Calling here gives the aggression to him, with no idea whatsoever on his tendencies, in a spot vs a line that makes no sense at all, and where half the deck is a scarecard to your hand, so looks like setup for disaster

Day 126 + 127

Originally posted by yoshiwa
oeh a fellow HU blogger , must follow and posted friend request:)

regarding the hand , if dude is random unknown on nl100 who openlimps i don't regard him as being very strong.
In this case i would just keep the gameplan simple.
Since he raises you on the flop his hand is polarised between two types of hands, hands hes going broke with and hands hes completly spazzing off with.
Since we don't have much info besides the fact that villain is taking a goofy line, I would just 3bet him to 48$ (to let it look smaller then 50$) call it off/shove any T card.

his complete air will fold (-->important if he raise-folds here since then he is playing back in a completly random way, and we need to adapt our ranges for cbetting etc).
His tp/slowplayed overpairs/draws will either jam or call any T bet because of odds.
Even if the T comes a ♥ we have an easy shove with sometimes the best hand , and often a redraw if he has us beat.
But since he limp-calls , and then raises our cbet i suspect he will very often shove whatever value/semibluf he has, since otherwise he would just call.
Calling here gives the aggression to him, with no idea whatsoever on his tendencies, in a spot vs a line that makes no sense at all, and where half the deck is a scarecard to your hand, so looks like setup for disaster

3betting the flop is the best play. Villain could have limped worse OP, TP, Draws... We are ahead vs these range and should go broke. There are also some cards on the turn or river which could kill the action.

Learning target: take up time
I did it great. Took up enaugh time, thought enaugh about betsizes, boards and plan the hand.

Other matters
Im looking for new good book series genre (1) historical novals and (2) thriller. Do you have any favourites that you can recommend?

hand of the day (villain is unknown)
How would you react on the turn?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, €4.00 BB (2 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php

SB (€434.50)
Hero (BB) (€410.62)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2, 6
SB raises to €8, Hero calls €4

Flop: (€16) 4, 3, 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets €10, Hero raises to €32, SB calls €22

Turn: (€80) J (2 players)
Hero bets €56, Villain raises to 150 $, Hero ?

Day 128 + 129

Graph of the week

Summary
The week was very intensive. I wanted the record and here it is. Almost 4000 $. I like it. I was great in (1) tooking up time, (2) analyse the boardstructure, (3) betsizing and (4) plan the hand. Muah ♦

Day 130 + 131

Graph of the month

Summary:
I got it. The challenge is over. I needed about 4 month to reach this goal. Im so happy. I would never thought in my dreams to come to reach this goal so fast. Im very proud. When you are disciplinated and have enaugh motivation you can get it. And mostly with structure I got it so fast.

Coaching Project
I just can say thx to gordon. Without him I wouldnt get there where Im now. I learned a lot from him. I say thanks again that he choosed me as his student. Im thrilled about on our further cooperation and the next month with him as my coach.

What is next?
I will play NL600 from now. I will start playing Regs mainyl on NL400. I will do this when I have no action. I also got a new job which starts now. So I will just play 1-3 hours daily. My blog will still updated every 2nd day. I hoped you will follow my blog in the future.

GRATS!

Please keep on bloging

I would especially like to see how u will do things in the future given u'll be playing part time now since u mentioned u got a job (btw is it full time?). Want to see how you cope with ur time so maybe i get some ideas how i can improve my game more given my situation - without dumping my job (im being empoyed full time and playing poker part time for 4+ years)

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Originally posted by tomzyb
GRATS!

Please keep on bloging

I would especially like to see how u will do things in the future given u'll be playing part time now since u mentioned u got a job (btw is it full time?). Want to see how you cope with ur time so maybe i get some ideas how i can improve my game more given my situation - without dumping my job (im being empoyed full time and playing poker part time for 4+ years)

I will blog every 2nd day. Make a plan how many hours you could play and keep to thes plan every day. When you have 20 hours for free you have to play 20 hours. When you play less you have to play more the week after.

Learning target: paying attention to the time + betsizes
I will try to consider how fast villain make an action and how much he bets before I make any decision. This goals could help me to improve my decisions.

Other matters
I fiddle with chess much more than the past. I concentrate on the itailian opening. I try it online and had some success.

hand of the day (villain is unknown)
Would you bet the river (betsize) and how would you react on a raise?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, €2.00 BB (2 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php

Hero (BB) (€200)
SB (€160)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7, 8
SB raises to €4, Hero calls €2

Flop: (€8) 7, 7, J (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets €4, Hero raises to €14, SB calls €10

Turn: (€36) A (2 players)
Hero bets €28, SB calls €28

River: (€92) 9 (2 players)
Hero ?

Challenge: How to make 10k a month

Challenge: NL50 overcall graph

Summary:
Im very satisfied with the NL50 graph (about 22BB/ 100 hands). Next week I will post the NL100 overall graph.

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Goals of the week
Last week I didnt openraise enaugh. So I should do it more often. I also should should use more often the injection logic. When Im angry I forget to use this. I will also pay attention to breaks, betsizes and how fast villain reacts. This week I will try the "evans gambit" in chess in online games.

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Learning target: take up time
I should take some more seconds after I had a plan before I press the mouse button. Sometimes my fingers are faster than my brain and that is expensive. So I lost about 1000 $ last week. Should be more concentrated.

Other matters
I try the evans gambit in online games. It does not happen so often but when it happens we have very interesting and thrilling games. I like this opening.

hand of the day (villain is unknown)
Should we valuebet, maybe cc for bluff induce or even cf?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (2 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com/

Hero (BB) ($103.30)
SB ($110)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, J
SB raises to $2, Hero raises to $7, SB calls $5

Flop: ($14) 10, 6, Q (2 players)
Hero bets $8, SB calls $8

Turn: ($30) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $18, SB calls $18

River: ($66) 5 (2 players)
Hero ?

depends pretty much if the vilain is bluffing his missed draws and his WTSD...

but without any info I would value bet around 1/2 - 2/3

QJo 3B as default vs unknown?
x/c is the best line OTR imo as there are a lot of things that missed (J9, KJ, K9s, 98s, clubs draws etc..). You only miss value vs Tx as 88-99 shouldn't call anyways.

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Originally posted by WillyD
depends pretty much if the vilain is bluffing his missed draws and his WTSD...

but without any info I would value bet around 1/2 - 2/3

Originally posted by Dublimax
QJo 3B as default vs unknown?
x/c is the best line OTR imo as there are a lot of things that missed (J9, KJ, K9s, 98s, clubs draws etc..). You only miss value vs Tx as 88-99 shouldn't call anyways.

I would also cc in the hand because not many worse hand would call and villain could bluff some missed draws.

Learning target: take up time
Yesterday I was a little bit on tilt so I missed all my goals. But that is ok. After a down there can just be a look ahead.

Other matters
On the 20th december another book of preston/ child with his main person "Aloisios Pendergast" will be puslished. I like this book series very much and can recommend it to everyboday. I also learned new things with the evans gambit. I like this opening and will use it when I have the chance.

hand of the day (villain is unknown)
The pot is small would you go broke on the turn?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, €4.00 BB (2 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://flopturnriver.com/

Hero (BB) (€400)
SB (€324)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5, 5
SB calls €2, Hero checks

Flop: (€8) 8, 5, 6 (2 players)
Hero bets €8, SB calls €8

Turn: (€24) 10 (2 players)
Hero bets €20, SB raises to €64, Hero ?

call turn imo. I can see loads of semi bluffs in his range that you fold out when you 3B.

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Originally posted by Dublimax
call turn imo. I can see loads of semi bluffs in his range that you fold out when you 3B.

We should 3bet and go broke. Villain could have worse made hands like 2Pair, TP, OP,....

Challenge: NL100 overcall graph

Summary
On Nl100 my winrate (30BB /100 Hände) is even better than on nl50. I really proud of this results. Next week I will post my NL200 graph.

Originally posted by JurassicDaniel
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Originally posted by Dublimax
call turn imo. I can see loads of semi bluffs in his range that you fold out when you 3B.

We should 3bet and go broke. Villain could have worse made hands like 2Pair, TP, OP,....

3B go broke is certainly +EV. But I think calling is higher EV has you keep his bluffs in. Some Rivers will be unfortunate and kill some action. But on most rivers you will get value from his 2 pairs and w/e he goes broke with OTT.
What do you reckon?

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Originally posted by Dublimax

Originally posted by JurassicDaniel
Challenge: How to make 10k a month

Originally posted by Dublimax
call turn imo. I can see loads of semi bluffs in his range that you fold out when you 3B.

We should 3bet and go broke. Villain could have worse made hands like 2Pair, TP, OP,....

3B go broke is certainly +EV. But I think calling is higher EV has you keep his bluffs in. Some Rivers will be unfortunate and kill some action. But on most rivers you will get value from his 2 pairs and w/e he goes broke with OTT.
What do you reckon?

3B go broke is better because there are some cards on the turn and river which will kill the action. TP, OP will go broke now and play more passive when bad cards hits.

Goals of the week
This week my main goal is take up time. After making a decision I should wait 2 seconds before I press the mouse button. So I can avoid fast clicks + miss clicks. I also try to contentrate on 3bets preflop + overbets postflop. In chess I will concentrate this week on the sicilian Defense.