justkyle88 Blog - $20 to $1,000 GRoDT aka Rule No. 5 "Show no love, love will get u killed"

Ben Player, This guy is one of the best guys around in the Bodyboard industry.
He has just released a film about his career, but i'd show you the tease but i suck at computer, haha, i'll try get this other video to work.

YES I RULE.
Thanks to Hlynkinn.

But how would I get videos from vimeo? or say from a podcast or something?

I tryed putting this in, i copyed the embeded script or wateva and it just came out like this...

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THE BEN PLAYER PROJECT TEASER from Waldron Bros Production on Vimeo.

GRRR, i'm on a sick downswing, i'm down to $550, really not happy about the way i'm playing or running, blahhh

Originally posted by justkyle88
GRRR, i'm on a sick downswing, i'm down to $550, really not happy about the way i'm playing or running, blahhh

Sick.... down playing what?? sng's or cash game?

Both, i'm getting crushed in both, im bubbling everything in sng's and behind in everything in cash.

Seriously, i played 2 sets of 4 and i bubbled 6 of them and came 5th and 6th in the other two.

I even bubbled in a live MTT last night, its sick.

Just read through your entire blog! good read! Kinda similar to me, started on SSS, moved to BSS for awhile, didnt work out so well, played sng's, and now back to BSS FR NL2 on mansion :P. Hope everything starts looking up!! although never really played any MTT, no experience there but yeah.

One questoin, so when you mention your bankroll every time, is it in AUD? or USD?

Originally posted by dadude77
Just read through your entire blog! good read! Kinda similar to me, started on SSS, moved to BSS for awhile, didnt work out so well, played sng's, and now back to BSS FR NL2 on mansion :P. Hope everything starts looking up!! although never really played any MTT, no experience there but yeah.

One questoin, so when you mention your bankroll every time, is it in AUD? or USD?

1.00 AUD = 0.643270 USD

1.00 USD = 1.55480 AUD

So when i sit down at a table I'm really buy-ing in for the bigger amount so I'm guessing what it shows in my account is USD and when i sit down its converted into AUD.
So in answer to your question when i note what my bankroll is it must be *EDIT* AUD
soo my bankroll now is:

536.32 AUD = 344.536 USD
Australia Dollars United States Dollars
1 AUD = 0.642408 USD 1 USD = 1.55664 AUD

@dadude77, Thanks for taking a look at your blog, I have to do some things then i'll return the favour and read yours.
Are you from Aus or just on Mansion like me?

Just wanted to post a nice hand

No Limit Holdem Tournament
$1.00+$0.10
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Chr|s0r (2675)
UTG+1 Hero (2220)
MP1 spincalero (7745)
MP2 jbabion (10370)
MP3 FeHe (5115)
CO mannorak (7530)
BTN natalanp (2280)
SB nieminen21 (3000)
BB 8sideways (8170)

Blinds: 50/100

Pre-flop: (150, 9 players) Hero is UTG+1 7♦ 7♥
1 fold, Hero calls 100, 3 folds, mannorak calls 100, 2 folds, 8sideways checks

Flop: 7♠ 9♠ T♠ (350, 3 players)
8sideways checks, Hero bets 310, mannorak calls 310, 8sideways folds

Turn: 7♣ (970, 2 players)
Hero checks, mannorak bets 400, Hero calls 400

River: 8♥ (1,770, 2 players)
Hero goes all-in 1,410, mannorak calls 1,410

Final Pot: 4,590
mannorak shows: J♠ A♠
Hero shows: 7♦ 7♥

Hero wins 4,590 ( won +2,370 )
mannorak lost -2,220
8sideways lost -100

hey nice hand BUT i don't like the limp preflop! TT is imo borderline and JJ+ a raise. 99- I fold!
GL and don't give up! every downswing is followed by an upswing!

Hey kyle, hows poker been goin for you atm? I know how it feels losing on the bubble all the time, its worse than comin last place :rolleyes:.

NH with the 77, I hit quads twice in the past couple of sessions, its always nice when you do especially if you double up! I think I agree with Flows tho, the call is marginal, I think when you have a medium stack you should only enter a pot by raising, unless ur getting really good odds to call after several limpers. Thats just what I think..

Anyway, I hope things are lookin up for you now! Try not to tilt almost ur whole BR like me Best of luck at the tables.

Hey Flows and pOkerQT,
Thanks for supporting me.

The table was really passive and they were so loose after the flop so i thought, I have over 20BB's and there wasn't any ante's at this stage so if i can limp in here, hit my set ill stack someone or double up.
Why can't I limp in with PP's at this stage?
I thought something like i could fold 6's, call 7's

@pOkerQT, i'm still hating poker atm, i'm on the biggest downswing i have ever encounted and i'm getting really worried about my game.
I'm playing well in live games so i dont know, maybe its just varience, well i hope its varience.
My tournament graph is just sick, its like a ski slop.

Maybe its little things you do when playing which you don't realise are makin you lose money. As long as you're playing well variance will be on your side in the long run, do you think you're playing well? Theres always ways you can improve your game, maybe you're playing too loose early game? Or not being aggressive enough around the bubble.. Take a little break from playing n try to analyse your game n fix any leaks you might have. You could just be getting unlucky a lot, which won't last forever! If you're finding bad beats are tilting you try remember some of the times you have sucked out on people! Theres no miracle cure to a downswing, but you can make yourself a better player which will sure help! Hope ur bad luck turns around soon.

Yeah i've considered all these things and tryed to look at my game.
I just can't get around it.
There was a time when I was crushing $5's on Mansion and I even won $105 in 1 day which was pretty amazing.

Anyway this is my graph.

It's pretty sick and i really don't like it.
I've been grinding Nl2 on stars and I've been crushing that.

Thanks again.

hi,

Post lots of hands and fix leaks, dont worry about bad beats just bad play!
Just as ppl suckout on u, remember that you suckout on them too.

Take a break, go down a limit and come back up when you get your confidence back. Remember its hard to make money while learning so keep your chin up!

Edit: Looks like you are on a downswing after your upswing, this is completely normal.

Well I haven't really been playing on my mansion account, i just haven't been motivated.
So I've been grinding the NL2 on stars and doing quite well.
Small size I know but it's a start.
I find it very easy.

Overall Graph

Overall Stats

How am I looking?

@The Brood, but the SnG graph doesn't look like a normal swing, i mean its nearly a straight line. It's not even swingy, just one straight slope.

This straight slope still might be a swing. I had swings like this before. You can either lose 20 BIs in 20 games or just keep losing less for a bit longer period of time.. It doesn't neccessarily mean you're a bad palyer or anything.
You should still try to find the leaks as there might be some that make the downswing worse..

Just an update on a session I just had on Mansion playing NL2.
I find it very hard to play a lot of hands 4 tabling on mansion.
Hands are slow, software is slow.
The session I just had went for 2hrs and I only got to play 275 hands.
Here's some nice hands and a graph.

First Hand of the session

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG DUDEIMAFAIRY ($2.53)
UTG+1 qtqtooop ($2.25)
MP1 Affe2512 ($3.58)
MP2 Hero ($5.00)
CO Trasso ($2.96)
BTN MCH1990 ($1.97)
SB SWWEIFT ($6.31)
BB ketaanck ($1.32)
[Hero posted $0.02]

Pre-flop: ($0.05, 8 players) Hero is MP2 T♠ T♣
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, 3 folds, ketaanck calls $0.06

Flop: 3♠ 9♦ 8♥ ($0.19, 2 players)
ketaanck checks, Hero bets $0.14, ketaanck raises to $0.34, Hero raises to $1.30, ketaanck goes all-in $0.90

Turn: 7♣ ($2.87, 2 players)

River: 6♣ ($2.87, 2 players)

Final Pot: $2.58
Hero shows: T♠ T♣
ketaanck shows: 5♣ 5♥

Hero wins $2.58 ( won +$1.20 )
ketaanck lost -$1.32

I don't know if the pre-flop call was ok or not. I wasn't calling if the 2nd villain didnt, but do I get the right odds if the 2nd villain does call?

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Affe2512 ($3.48)
UTG+1 Hero ($6.10)
UTG+2 Trasso ($3.74)
MP1 MCH1990 ($2.17)
MP2 SWWEIFT ($6.27)
MP3 ketaanck ($1.50)
CO DUDEIMAFAIRY ($2.77)
BTN lloydo2 ($1.97)
SB AnKBG ($0.98)
BB qtqtooop ($1.95)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 10 players) Hero is UTG+1 8♣ 8♥
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.08, 6 folds, AnKBG raises to $0.30, qtqtooop calls $0.28, Hero calls $0.22

Flop: 8♠ 9♠ J♥ ($0.91, 3 players)
AnKBG bets $0.68, qtqtooop folds, Hero calls $0.68

Turn: 4♣ ($2.27, 2 players)

River: 6♠ ($2.27, 2 players)

Final Pot: $2.15
AnKBG shows: K♠ K♣
Hero shows: 8♣ 8♥

Hero wins $2.15 ( won +$1.17 )
AnKBG lost -$0.98
qtqtooop lost -$0.30

Typical hand to make me sweat, haha

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG karim94400 ($0.94)
UTG+1 LostMyKeys ($4.94)
UTG+2 Hero ($2.51)
MP1 FOLDYAACES ($0.91)
MP2 Dingho ($3.54)
MP3 gsdkfjnqsdln ($2.76)
CO fonxtal ($1.57)
BTN Affe2512 ($2.23)
SB chin45uk ($4.60)
BB egyldo ($2.04)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 10 players) Hero is UTG+2 6♠ 6♣
2 folds, Hero calls $0.02, 1 fold, Dingho calls $0.02, gsdkfjnqsdln raises to $0.12, 3 folds, egyldo calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, Dingho calls $0.10

Flop: 6♦ 7♠ 2♦ ($0.49, 4 players)
egyldo bets $1.92, Hero goes all-in $2.39, 2 folds

Turn: Q♦ ($4.80, 2 players)

River: Q♣ ($4.80, 2 players)

Final Pot: $4.59
egyldo shows: 9♥ 5♣
Hero shows: 6♠ 6♣

Hero wins $4.59 ( won +$2.08 )
egyldo lost -$2.04
Dingho lost -$0.12
gsdkfjnqsdln lost -$0.12

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG lloydo2 ($1.97)
UTG+1 AnKBG ($1.00)
MP1 qtqtooop ($1.63)
MP2 Affe2512 ($3.58)
MP3 Hero ($6.99)
CO Trasso ($3.73)
BTN MCH1990 ($2.19)
SB ketaanck ($1.50)
BB DUDEIMAFAIRY ($2.96)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 9 players) Hero is MP3 K♣ A♥
lloydo2 calls $0.02, 2 folds, Affe2512 calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.12, 1 fold, MCH1990 calls $0.12, 2 folds, lloydo2 folds, Affe2512 calls $0.10

Flop: K♥ 6♦ 4♣ ($0.41, 3 players)
Affe2512 bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.60, MCH1990 folds, Affe2512 folds

Final Pot: $1.17

Hero wins $1.17 ( won +$0.45 )
lloydo2 lost -$0.02
Affe2512 lost -$0.32
MCH1990 lost -$0.12

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ketaanck ($1.44)
UTG+1 DUDEIMAFAIRY ($2.93)
UTG+2 lloydo2 ($1.95)
MP1 AnKBG ($1.01)
MP2 qtqtooop ($0.76)
MP3 Affe2512 ($4.14)
CO Hero ($7.48)
BTN Trasso ($3.68)
SB MCH1990 ($2.05)
BB Daslan ($1.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 10 players) Hero is CO J♦ Q♣
2 folds, lloydo2 calls $0.02, AnKBG calls $0.02, qtqtooop calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.02, Trasso calls $0.02, MCH1990 calls $0.01, Daslan checks

Flop: 6♠ J♠ 9♣ ($0.14, 7 players)
MCH1990 checks, Daslan checks, lloydo2 checks, AnKBG checks, qtqtooop checks, Hero bets $0.10, 1 fold, MCH1990 folds, Daslan folds, lloydo2 folds, AnKBG folds, qtqtooop calls $0.10

Turn: 6♣ ($0.34, 2 players)
qtqtooop checks, Hero bets $0.21, qtqtooop calls $0.21

River: J♣ ($0.76, 2 players)
qtqtooop checks, Hero bets $0.50, qtqtooop folds

Final Pot: $1.23

Hero wins $1.23 ( won +$0.40 )
lloydo2 lost -$0.02
AnKBG lost -$0.02
qtqtooop lost -$0.33
Trasso lost -$0.02
MCH1990 lost -$0.02
Daslan lost -$0.02

Hand Of The Day.
Soul call I just had some weird feeling he had completely missed.

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG fonxtal ($1.88)
UTG+1 Affe2512 ($1.82)
MP1 Mikemikov ($3.17)
MP2 benq87 ($0.81)
MP3 czester41 ($1.15)
CO Hero ($1.98)
BTN dub1151 ($0.79)
SB Dingho ($0.46)
BB bigstan312312312 ($1.43)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 9 players) Hero is CO 4♠ J♦
5 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, 1 fold, Dingho calls $0.07, 1 fold

Flop: Q♥ 4♦ 9♦ ($0.18, 2 players)
Dingho bets $0.38, Hero calls $0.38

Turn: A♠ ($0.94, 2 players)

River: 4♣ ($0.94, 2 players)

Final Pot: $0.90
Hero shows: 4♠ J♦
Dingho shows: T♣ K♠

Hero wins $0.90 ( won +$0.44 )
Dingho lost -$0.46

hey guys.
2nd update for today.
Had a session on Stars NL2 FR.
Really enjoying taking these donks money.

Stars Bankroll: $62.56
I started with $35

Here's some more nice hands:

LOL @ Villain. She just kept open shoving with whateva stack, so I thought 55 would be way ahead of her range.

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
7 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Slick AK-47 ($3.02)
UTG+1 Oldbull805 ($1.77)
MP fx6893 ($12.74)
CO le0nami ($16.48)
BTN rafin19 ($4.83)
SB JR9477 ($29.04)
BB Hero ($2.29)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 7 players) Hero is BB 5♦ 5♣
Slick AK-47 goes all-in $3.02, 5 folds, Hero goes all-in $2.27

Flop: J♥ 5♥ A♦ ($5.32, 2 players)

Turn: 7♠ ($5.32, 2 players)

River: 6♥ ($5.32, 2 players)

Final Pot: $4.59
Hero shows: 5♦ 5♣
Slick AK-47 shows: 2♥ 7♦

Hero wins $4.39 ( won +$2.10 )
Slick AK-47 wins $0.73 ( lost -$2.29 )

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG papen1979 ($0.85)
UTG+1 jmacton ($4.97)
MP1 pokerAZdog ($4.88)
MP2 SeeVeeR ($4.85)
MP3 bdubz9180 ($1.00)
CO BUX-N-BULLS ($4.80)
BTN Hero ($2.42)
SB ChippyGuy ($1.35)
BB KNOPPJ ($3.81)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 9 players) Hero is BTN J♠ J♥
1 fold, jmacton calls $0.02, pokerAZdog calls $0.02, 1 fold, bdubz9180 calls $0.02, BUX-N-BULLS calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.16, 2 folds, jmacton folds, pokerAZdog folds, bdubz9180 calls $0.14, BUX-N-BULLS calls $0.14

Flop: 4♦ 9♣ 6♥ ($0.55, 3 players)
bdubz9180 checks, BUX-N-BULLS bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.60, bdubz9180 goes all-in $0.84, BUX-N-BULLS calls $0.64, Hero calls $0.24

Turn: K♣ ($3.07, 3 players)
BUX-N-BULLS checks, Hero checks

River: 8♠ ($3.07, 3 players)
BUX-N-BULLS checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: $3.07
bdubz9180 shows: 9♥ 2♦
BUX-N-BULLS shows: A♠ J♦
Hero shows: J♠ J♥

Hero wins $2.92 ( won +$1.92 )
bdubz9180 lost -$1
BUX-N-BULLS lost -$1
jmacton lost -$0.02
pokerAZdog lost -$0.02

Pretty darn sick. varience on my side. lol

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG SANDLERWIRT ($1.00)
UTG+1 BoomDaddy27 ($2.74)
MP1 Hero ($2.01)
MP2 Nicolai05 ($0.87)
CO Gareth B ($3.14)
BTN pekpek69 ($1.04)
SB lena1234567 ($0.87)
BB Predator1 ($12.63)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 8 players) Hero is MP1 K♥ K♠
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, 1 fold, Gareth B raises to $0.14, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.40, Gareth B calls $0.26

Flop: Q♠ J♠ J♦ ($0.83, 2 players)
Hero bets $0.50, Gareth B raises to $1, Hero raises to $1.50, Gareth B raises to $2.46, Hero goes all-in $0.11

Turn: K♣ ($4.90, 2 players)

River: 7♠ ($4.90, 2 players)

Final Pot: $4.05
Hero shows: K♥ K♠
Gareth B shows: Q♦ Q♣

Hero wins $3.85 ( won +$1.84 )
Gareth B wins $0.85 ( lost -$2.01 )

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG SPARKYS2002 ($4.82)
UTG+1 bobo485 ($6.39)
MP1 youcantwin16 ($5.25)
MP2 TopperSH ($5.95)
CO Aggie_84 ($4.71)
BTN Hero ($1.97)
SB PeLetr ($4.28)
BB frenchron ($2.93)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 8 players) Hero is BTN J♦ J♣
SPARKYS2002 calls $0.02, 1 fold, youcantwin16 calls $0.02, TopperSH raises to $0.08, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.24, 2 folds, SPARKYS2002 folds, youcantwin16 folds, TopperSH calls $0.16

Flop: 2♦ 5♥ 4♣ ($0.55, 2 players)
TopperSH bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.60, TopperSH goes all-in $5.71, Hero goes all-in $1.13

Turn: 5♦ ($7.99, 2 players)

River: J♥ ($7.99, 2 players)

Final Pot: $4.01
TopperSH shows: K♠ A♥
Hero shows: J♦ J♣

TopperSH wins $3.98 ( lost -$1.97 )
Hero wins $3.81 ( won +$1.84 )
SPARKYS2002 lost -$0.02
youcantwin16 lost -$0.02

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG 12azn29 ($0.54)
UTG+1 Kokosya ($2.85)
MP1 youcantwin16 ($5.50)
MP2 le0nami ($2.84)
MP3 Hero ($1.96)
CO CoolHandRod ($9.61)
BTN Zeuses Wild ($3.97)
SB rafin19 ($4.82)
BB fx6893 ($4.90)

Pre-flop: ($0.03, 9 players) Hero is MP3 A♥ K♣
3 folds, le0nami raises to $0.08, Hero calls $0.08, 4 folds

Flop: 4♣ J♣ A♠ ($0.19, 2 players)
le0nami bets $0.12, Hero raises to $0.34, le0nami calls $0.22

Turn: 9♦ ($0.87, 2 players)
le0nami checks, Hero bets $0.50, le0nami goes all-in $2.42, Hero goes all-in $1.04

River: 2♣ ($4.83, 2 players)

Final Pot: $3.95
le0nami shows: A♦ Q♦
Hero shows: A♥ K♣

le0nami wins $0.88 ( lost -$1.96 )
Hero wins $3.80 ( won +$1.84 )

That's about half of my big winning hands, haha
Had 2 pretty sick last hands which brought down my total profit for the session which i wasn't to happy with but i'll post them in the evaluation hands.

I'm out to go get drunk.
Hope everyone has an amazing weekend.
And ofcourse, :heart: Happy Valentines Day" :heart:

you should really deposit and play higher limits.
I think Nl2 is a waste of time

Originally posted by ovechkin91
you should really deposit and play higher limits.
I think Nl2 is a waste of time

I've got $530 on Mansion, i dont need to deposit.
I've been on a long downswing so i've dropped down to the low limits to get my confidence back.

And with my Stars account, why deposit when I can build my money up from NL2 to NL4 NL10 etc etc?

i would rather spend my time playing higher limits to make maximum profit.