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Goals of the month (1) take up time (2) analyse the hand
In this week Im not very patient. I play too fast and are angry on villins - mostly on nl50 fish. I tried to find the root and will work on it in the next week. Im sure I will be able to handle this problem.

hand of the day(Villain is unknown)
What would be your plan for the river (and why)?

partypoker - $0.50 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $48.74
Hero (BB): $51.16

SB posts SB $0.25, Hero posts BB $0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has 8♠ K♣

SB raises to $1.00, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.00, 2 players) K♥ K♠ Q♠
Hero checks, SB bets $1.42, Hero raises to $4.50, SB calls $3.08

Turn: ($11.00, 2 players) J♠
Hero bets $6.96, SB calls $6.96

River: ($24.92, 2 players) 4♦
Hero?

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week in review
In the first days of the week I was not satisfied with my game. I played too fast and didnt thought deeply enaugh. I also had problems to play nl50 again. I discovered my mistakes and try my best next month to get my old winrate. In the last 4 days everything was fine and I have a > 20BB/100 hands. I also played slower, thought deep and didnt make any big mistakes.

To be quiet honest I played to many 1 minutes games in chess. I was addicted to this games. Unfortunately I played 1 or 2 nights until the morning. All in all I have to say that I didnt learn much in this 1 minute games. I doesnot have much to do with chess. Its just speed. I will try my best to manage thise problem and play longer chess games (just at the weekend). That is more fun and I learn much more.

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chess position of the week
Its a strategic task. What are the plans for both players?

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learning goals: (1) take up time (2) analyse the hand
I make progress. I try permanently to take up my time and plan the hand. I also add handreading. But its not my first goal. I also dont get on tilt so fast. I evaulate my decisions and when the answer is positive Im satisfied and my thoughts stay positive. Yeah

hand of the day (Villain is unknown)
What is your plan for the turn?

Winning Poker Network - $1 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): $56.91
SB: $68.29

SB posts SB $0.50, Hero posts BB $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has 8♣ T♣

SB raises to $2.00, Hero calls $1.00

Flop: ($4.00, 2 players) 9♠ 7♦ 2♠
Hero checks, SB bets $2.53, Hero raises to $10.12, SB calls $7.59

Turn: ($24.24, 2 players) J♠
Hero ?

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week in review
It was an interesting week. In the first days I played poker well. I took up my time and thought deeply enaugh. Handreading was also fine. In the last 2 days I had to find a place for holiday. It took 2 days of my time, so I had no time for poker. Next week I will play like always.

In chess I try to fix a thought process when I play (1) mail games (2) 5 minute games and (3) at least 15 minute games. I will try my thought process next week and report about it in the next week. Have a relaxed weekend.

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chess position of the week
Its a strategic task. What are the plans for both players?

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learning goals: (1) take up time (2) analyse the hand
Im not very constant and disciplined. Next week I will start to write my playing time down again. I didnt take up enaugh time and was too lazy too think deeply. I will also try to implement an process where I pay attention permanently. More about this when I have a concept.

hand of the day (Villain is unknown)
How would you play the turn?

Winamax - €0.50 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): €54.78
SB: €34.57

SB posts SB €0.25, Hero posts BB €0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: €0.75) Hero has K♥ T♣

SB calls €0.25, Hero raises to €2.50, SB calls €2.00

Flop: (€5.00, 2 players) 7♣ T♥ Q♥
Hero bets €4.00, SB raises to €8.00, Hero calls €4.00

Turn: (€21.00, 2 players) 3♠
Hero checks, SB bets €10.50, Hero?

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week in review
I had a week of thinking. First I played too fast and had to find the cause which was that I was angry on villain. So I had a hidden tilt which I try to eliminate next week. I will also add some visualisation exercises to improve in thinking in photos. I hope to get more reads and that I can remember faster than before.

In chess I will just focus on tactics and play some live games at the weekend. I will also improve my endgame and strategic skills. I also add the philodor opening to my chess opening knowledge.

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chess position of the week
Its a tactical task. Its from the same game like last week. White has to move.

what's happened mate?

I did not really follow, but last time I read this blog u were making shots at nl400 regs, if I am correct?!

gl anyways.

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Originally posted by luckydont
what's happened mate?

I did not really follow, but last time I read this blog u were making shots at nl400 regs, if I am correct?!

gl anyways.

Yeah, I played nl400 regs from december 2013 to april 2014. The problem is that 95 from 100 players sit out instantly. 4 will play me 10 hands and quit and just 1 villain will play me more than 20 hands. So I added nl50 in may and play regs when I have no action.

learning goal: take up time
The most important goal is take up time. So I will concentrate on this goal mainly. I also have some side goals like handreading at the river, analyse showdowns, pay attention to the betsizes and plan the hand. In the next days I will be on holiday so that I will blog again next week. I wish you gl at the tables and have fun with the wm.

hand of the day (Villain is unknown)
What is your plan for the turn (and why)?

Winamax - €0.50 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): €50.00
BB: €49.88

Hero posts SB €0.25, BB posts BB €0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: €0.75) Hero has T♣ T♦

Hero raises to €1.50, BB calls €1.00

Flop: (€3.00, 2 players) 6♥ 4♣ 8♣
BB bets €3.00, Hero raises to €9.00, BB calls €6.00

Turn: (€21.00, 2 players) 6♣
BB checks, Hero?

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week in review
In the last week I just had a few days for poker. I tried my best to improve and was satisfied. I also thought about improving my worsed part of the game. I think I should be focus on making desicions and trying to avoid bad thoughts which cause tilt. In the middle of the week I started my short holiday and feel relaxed now. I will start playing poker today.

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learning goal: (1) tilt reduction (2) increase my attention (3) beeing more disciplined
I discovered that I have some tilt which lead to not reaching my goals. I think the main reason for getting on tilt is how you judge a situation. When you play a hand well and you are aware of it its not very likely that you get on tilt. Often I just see that I run well a lost a pot without evaluation the situation. I will try to eliminate this big leak.

How can I increase my attention? My biggest leak in the past that I didnt get enaugh sleep. So I get tired earlier I dont play my a game and the danger to get on tilt is much higher. So I will try to focus to get enaugh sleep every night. I have discipline but not on every field. Sometimes it happens that should switch off the computer but I watch a chess game or read something. That is not good and very productive. So I wll try to eliminate all 3 goals a keep records everyday.

hand of the day (Villain is unknown)
What is your turnplan?

Merge - $0.50 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 100 BB
SB: 86.18 BB (VPIP: 84.21, PFR: 5.26, 3Bet Preflop: 9.52, Hands: 39)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T♦ T♥

SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero raises to 5 BB, SB calls 4 BB

Flop: (10 BB, 2 players) 5♦ 2♠ 3♠
Hero bets 10 BB, SB calls 10 BB

Turn: (30 BB, 2 players) 7♠
Hero ?

Bet 20bb/ fold to raise.

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Originally posted by tomzyb
Bet 20bb/ fold to raise.

I completely agree with you and how would you play the river when xy hits?

week in review
My week was ok. I try to focus to new goals to improve my game. I also discovered my main leak for beeing break even on nl50. I call sometimes too much. I will try to eliminate this leak. Next month I will try to beat my best month. I relaxed and are ready to attack.

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learning goal: (1) tilt reduction (2) increase my attention (3) beeing more disciplined
To reduce the danger to get on tilt I add another method. I smile 1 minute when I run bad. I influence my feelings in a positive way. Try it and you will see that Im right. You can also use this method for privat things when you are upset. In the last 2 days I got about 1 hour less sleep than planned (watched the german game on monday). I also got just 1 hours distraction but that is ok for the beginning.

hand of the day (Villain is unknown)
How would you play the turn?

PokerStars - €2 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: €120.13
Hero (BB): €351.19

SB posts SB €1.00, Hero posts BB €2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: €3.00) Hero has T♠ T♥

SB raises to €4.00, Hero raises to €16.00, SB calls €12.00

Flop: (€32.00, 2 players) Q♥ Q♠ 6♦
Hero bets €18.00, SB calls €18.00

Turn: (€68.00, 2 players) J♠
Hero checks, SB bets €86.13 and is all-in, Hero ?

I'm no chess expert but i would move pawn from c5-b6

Originally posted by JurassicDaniel
Turn: (€68.00, 2 players) J♠
Hero checks, SB bets €86.13 and is all-in, Hero ?

if this is any piece of dynamic, i.e. aggro monkey, some history of floats or we 3bet a ton, I would call. looks a lot like AK actually.

Versus more nitty-passive ones, I would fold. We'll find a better spot. patience is the king.

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Originally posted by Gadgaard
I'm no chess expert but i would move pawn from c5-b6

That is not right. Try it again.

Originally posted by luckydont

Originally posted by JurassicDaniel
Turn: (€68.00, 2 players) J♠
Hero checks, SB bets €86.13 and is all-in, Hero ?

if this is any piece of dynamic, i.e. aggro monkey, some history of floats or we 3bet a ton, I would call. looks a lot like AK actually.

Versus more nitty-passive ones, I would fold. We'll find a better spot. patience is the king.

I think he could have float a lot of hands. Betting the turn is not good. So what is better (cc Turn or cf). I think cc is fine. Villain is a fish and they cant valuebet thin and with a weaker PP he would check.

week in review
I was not satisfied with the week. On almost every I had a great start and played fine. After some hours I was disctracted by some suck outs and got not concentrated enaugh and made some stupid mistakes by bad villain selection and some stupid calls. At the weekend I reread the book "Understand feelings and remove problems" and discovered that I dont apply (1) the ABC of the feeling and (2) the health thought enaugh and that I should repeat my visualisation exercises not just 1 times a day instead I should have done it at least 4 times a day. I will try to improve in these things and give a detailed report when I was successfull in following this goals.

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learning goal: (1) tilt reduction (2) take up time (3) Villain selection
By making visualisation exercises Im much better in avoiding tilt. In this exercises I prepare by imagination of the situation. Im very satisfied with my progress. I will also try to take up more time in which I can constantly check my mental questions and of course my thought process. In the last weeks I also had some problems with villain selection so that I will focus on this goal.

hand of the day (Villain is unknown)
How do you react to the river cR?

PokerStars - €4 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: €387.54
Hero (SB): €400.00

Hero posts SB €2.00, BB posts BB €4.00

Pre Flop: (pot: €6.00) Hero has Q♦ 2♦

Hero raises to €8.00, BB raises to €16.00, Hero calls €8.00

Flop: (€32.00, 2 players) Q♠ 5♣ 8♦
BB bets €28.00, Hero calls €28.00

Turn: (€88.00, 2 players) J♠
BB bets €44.00, Hero calls €44.00

River: (€176.00, 2 players) Q♥
BB checks, Hero bets €124.00, BB raises to €299.54 and is all-in, Hero?