I won't be a procrastinator any longer.
Aha, 11 hands is not procrastination? Just kidding - how about updating here and show us how you get good & bat beats?
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Nice blog metalmonkey,
I was checking out a few pages so far and it looks like you have a nice schedule worked out for yourself.
Good luck at the tables.
Word of the day
deter
Definition
1 : to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting
2 : inhibit
deter
Definition
1 : to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting
2 : inhibit
BR:$804.24
Flushed Away
Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right. - William Feather, BrainyQuote
Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right. - William Feather, BrainyQuote
Once again this month has been a write-off. Although today with the good weather this early in the year I thought I would spend a few hours playing.
On the NL cash I played around 200 hands and quit after being $15 down. Moved onto tourney and out of the 6 I played got flushed out in all but one.
TBH today has been a total flush. Regardless how nice looking a hand I have lost all to flushes. Here a couple of example hands.
Table Information
Seat: 1 Player 1 ($3530)
Seat: 2 Player 2 ($6209)
Seat: 3 Hero ($1557) Dealer
Seat: 4 Player 4 ($1981) Small Blind
Seat: 5 Player 5 ($5428) Big Blind
Seat: 6 Player 6 ($4690)
Seat: 7 Player 7 ($1834)
Seat: 8 Player 8 ($3815)
Seat: 9 Player 9 ($3526)
Dealt to Hero
K♥: K♠:
Seat: 1 Player 1 ($3530)
Seat: 2 Player 2 ($6209)
Seat: 3 Hero ($1557) Dealer
Seat: 4 Player 4 ($1981) Small Blind
Seat: 5 Player 5 ($5428) Big Blind
Seat: 6 Player 6 ($4690)
Seat: 7 Player 7 ($1834)
Seat: 8 Player 8 ($3815)
Seat: 9 Player 9 ($3526)
Dealt to Hero
K♥: K♠:
Preflop (Pot:405)
Player 6 FOLD
Player 7 FOLD
Player 8 RAISE $300
Player 9 FOLD
Player 1 FOLD
Player 2 FOLD
Hero ALL-IN
Player 4 FOLD
Player 5 FOLD
Player 8 CALL $1237
Flop(Pot: $3499)
5♣: T♣: 7♣:
Turn(Pot: $3499)
5♣: T♣: 7♣: 9♠:
River(Pot: $3499)
5♣: T♣: 7♣: 9♠: J♣:
Showdown:
Player 8 SHOWS
Q♣: A♣:
Hero SHOWS
K♥: K♠:
Player 8 wins the pot: $3499
Table Information
Seat: 1 Hero ($3060)
Seat: 2 Player 2 ($950)
Seat: 3 Player 3 ($795)
Seat: 4 Player 4 ($4768)
Seat: 5 Player 5 ($1075) Dealer
Seat: 6 Player 6 ($1625) Small Blind
Seat: 8 Player 8 ($1600) Big Blind
Seat: 9 Player 9 ($360)
Dealt to Hero
A♦: A♥:
Preflop (Pot:150)
Player 9 FOLD
Hero RAISE $300
Player 2 FOLD
Player 3 FOLD
Player 4 CALL $300
Player 5 FOLD
Player 6 FOLD
Player 8 CALL $200
Flop(Pot: $950)
T♣: 3♣: 2♥:
Player 8 CHECK
Hero BET $700
Player 4 ALL-IN
Player 8 FOLD
Hero ALL-IN
Player 4 RETURN $1708
Turn(Pot: $8178)
T♣: 3♣: 2♥: 6♦:
River(Pot: $8178)
T♣: 3♣: 2♥: 6♦: 6♣:
Showdown:
Hero SHOWS
A♦: A♥:
Player 4 SHOWS
J♣: K♣:
Hero SHOWS
A♦: A♥:
Player 4 SHOWS
J♣: K♣:
Player 4 wins the pot: $8178
In the one game I cashed in I managed to run deep out of 4965 I came 251cashing $4.39 winnings and $5.46 bounty.
The reason for not playing much lately is I am waiting for new ID for a new room. For the rest of this year I am aiming to grind the welcome bonuses. Initially starting with a $200 - $400 deposit and working my way up to the higher deposit bonuses.
Until this happens I won't be playing NL cash. So my plan for now is to play tourneys with a aim to making a big cash 
Also I will be catching up with some education and tuning into some live coaching. Looking forward to w34z3l's Academy - Poker Players Toolbox this Thursday. Today I tuned into Play Loose Win Big - Live Session with Asimos. Although I don't play zoom it is always good to apply some of the tricks in my regular 6-max NL games.
Aha, 11 hands is not procrastination? Just kidding - how about updating here and show us how you get good & bat beats?
- SvenBe
I will try and update my blog in the coming weeks as I have procrastinated a lot since the beginning of the year 
11 hands is just not profitable!!!!
Thanks RockRoll458 for dropping by.
I was checking out a few pages so far and it looks like you have a nice schedule worked out for yourself.
My schedule is still something I am playing around with as lately I have found you can't schedule the unexpected events of life, which most of the last few months have been about. I forgot to reply to your post earlier about a HUD. FreePokerDB (FPDB) is worth looking at if you are on a budget.
How did you get on with the 5 point plan??
Until next update good luck at the tables.
Matt
Word of the day
kismet
Definition:
fate
kismet
Definition:
fate
BR:$800.61
Done a bit more this week with poker and am starting to get back in to the swing of it. Overall this week I have been playing tournaments, a few spin and go's and a lot of satellites for the Sunday Million. In total so far 60 tournaments. It feels good to be playing them again rather than the usual grind of cash games. Although I haven't made any great cashes from it I have finished high in the field.
Here are a few results from some of the games I did cash in.
PokerStars Tournament #1505728744, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $0.50/$0.50/$0.10 USD
9367 players 160th place. USD 3.96
Buy-In: $0.50/$0.50/$0.10 USD
9367 players 160th place. USD 3.96
PokerStars Tournament #1505751103, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $0.50/$0.05 USD
5010 players 590th place. USD 0.80
Buy-In: $0.50/$0.05 USD
5010 players 590th place. USD 0.80
PokerStars Tournament #1505728770, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $0.25/$0.25/$0.05 USD
10114 players 317th place. USD 1.71 + 0.82 in Knockout Bounties
PokerStars Tournament #1505707457, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $1.00/$0.25/$0.10 USD
4621 players 691st place. USD 1.58
PokerStars Tournament #1505707606, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $1.50/$1.50/$0.30 USD
4965 players 251st place. USD 4.39 + 4.03 in Knockout Bounties
In the Pokerstrategy Sunday Million special 420/4118
A nice little start to the game came in the form royal flush. Sadly my luck ran out near the late stage of the game. Never mind.
Hand Information
PokerStars No Limit, 30 BB (9 handed).
PokerStars No Limit, 30 BB (9 handed).
Table Information
Seat: 1 Player 1 ($2955) Dealer
Seat: 2 Player 2 ($2960) Small Blind
Seat: 3 Player 3 ($3845) Big Blind
Seat: 4 Player 4 ($2926)
Seat: 5 Player 5 ($2790)
Seat: 6 Player 6 ($2870)
Seat: 7 Hero ($3000)
Seat: 8 Player 8 ($3044)
Seat: 9 Player 9 ($2610)
Dealt to Hero
K♣: A♣:
Preflop (Pot:45)
Player 4 FOLD
Player 5 RAISE $60
Player 6 FOLD
Hero RAISE $210
Player 9 FOLD
Player 1 FOLD
Player 2 FOLD
Player 3 FOLD
Player 5 CALL $150
Flop(Pot: $465)
Q♦: T♥: J♣:
Player 5 BET $60
Hero CALL $60
Turn(Pot: $585)
Q♦: T♥: J♣: Q♣:
Player 5 BET $90
Hero CALL $90
River(Pot: $765)
Q♦: T♥: J♣: Q♣: T♣:
Player 5 BET $765
Hero RAISE $1950
Player 5 CALL $1185
Showdown:
Hero SHOWS
K♣: A♣:
Player 5 MUCKS
T♦: K♠:
Hero wins the pot: $4665
My favorite tournament is the $1.35 knockout on stars as I have cashed in this game a lot over the last few years. I have found that playing 6-Max cash has really helped me improve on my ranges in tournaments. Before I was quite tight and didn't think much about my post flop play. If only I had a expendable bankroll I would be playing higher buy-ins. 
For now though I think $2-$4 is ok.
Next week I will be getting back to the grind as for now I think it is important to keep up with learning for when I move rooms. I still haven't got the necessary bits together to move yet.
I am going to taking part in LemOn36's 40,000 Micro Hand Challenge and hopefully reach the goal in that time. Shame I missed out again on the Gemstone promotion this year. But I am not going to miss that next time around!
Until My next update good luck at the tables.
Hey deary!
Feel free to add me on skype, I've decided to play some MTT's as well lately and I'd love to have someone to discuss with! My skype is vo enki but without the space. I love those bounty builders as well! 
Matt,
Thank you for the tips, I was reading on those sites a little bit last week. I hear you about dealing with the unexpected.
As far as the 5 point plan... I'm still working on the basics and have a little way to go with that 
It looks like you are doing good with the tournaments on Stars, keep it up. Sometimes I get deep into the freerolls without scoring a win too often. It feels encouraging and disappointing all at the same time! I finally hit one last week after some recent let downs- Just a satellite, but it was eluding me.
I like the photographs of the Fowey River on your blog, Looks like a really nice area.
Word of the day
Propensity
Definition:
an often intense natural inclination or preference
Propensity
Definition:
an often intense natural inclination or preference
BR:$793.03
BB/100 10.31
Much more focused day today. I would say I was on my B+ game. I haven't experienced a day on the felt like this one before. With stars service maintenance up then down like a yoyo for most of the day I have encountered lots of regular tourney players having no option than to play cash today. In one way this was easy pickings and in other ways a nightmare. For example I encountered bet sizing preflop in the manner you can find in a turbo knockout tourney.
I have played nearly all day on 6-max 10NL and find that I am getting the hang of this limit nicely. For about 15 minutes I decided to try 25NL and became fearful resulting in loosing $20 in 63 hands. I know I still have much to learn before I attempt going up again. To give you a idea how my day has been, below is my results for the day.
As for general issues I really need to get a grip of my bet sizing as I know that opportunities are being lost.
Over the next few weeks I also must start learning the PF and 3-betting charts as I am missing opportunities and becoming stuck in certain spots.
As it has been a while between working grind sessions I also need to get back to doing my routine as achieved in my 30 days challenge.
I have gone back to bad habits and this is affecting my performance.
From now on I will highlight points in red so I don't forget.
HAND OF THE DAY
Hand Information
PokerStars No Limit, 0.1 BB (5 handed).
PokerStars No Limit, 0.1 BB (5 handed).
Table Information
Seat: 2 Player 2 ($25.38)
Seat: 3 Hero ($13.67)
Seat: 4 Player 4 ($10.15) Dealer
Seat: 5 Player 5 ($10.05) Small Blind
Seat: 6 Player 6 ($6.11) Big Blind
Dealt to Hero
K♥: K♠:
Preflop (Pot:0.15)
Player 2 FOLD
Hero RAISE $0.3
Player 4 FOLD
Player 5 FOLD
Player 6 CALL $0.2
Flop(Pot: $0.65)
J♦: J♠: 8♦:
Player 6 BET $0.62
Hero RAISE $1.7
Player 6 RAISE $2.78
Hero RAISE $3.86
Player 6 ALL-IN
Hero CALL $1.95
Turn(Pot: $13.97)
J♦: J♠: 8♦: 3♦:
River(Pot: $13.97)
J♦: J♠: 8♦: 3♦: K♦:
Showdown:
Player 6 SHOWS
A♦: Q♦:
Hero SHOWS
K♥: K♠:
Hero wins the pot: $13.97
Hand Information
PokerStars No Limit, 0.1 BB (6 handed).
PokerStars No Limit, 0.1 BB (6 handed).
Table Information
Seat: 1 Player 1 ($17.37)
Seat: 2 Player 2 ($10.11)
Seat: 3 Player 3 ($15.66) Dealer
Seat: 4 Player 4 ($13.99) Small Blind
Seat: 5 Player 5 ($11.95) Big Blind
Seat: 6 Hero ($11.32)
Dealt to Hero
K♣: K♥:
Preflop (Pot:0.15)
Hero RAISE $0.3
Player 1 CALL $0.3
Player 2 FOLD
Player 3 CALL $0.3
Player 4 FOLD
Player 5 CALL $0.2
Flop(Pot: $1.25)
Q♦: 8♠: 6♣:
Player 5 BET $0.7
Hero RAISE $2.4
Player 1 FOLD
Player 3 FOLD
Player 5 ALL-IN
Hero ALL-IN
Player 5 RETURN $0.63
Turn(Pot: $23.92)
Q♦: 8♠: 6♣: 2♥:
River(Pot: $23.92)
Q♦: 8♠: 6♣: 2♥: 3♣:
Showdown:
Player 5 SHOWS
9♠: 7♠:
Hero SHOWS
K♣: K♥:
Player 5 SHOWS
9♠: 7♠:
Hero SHOWS
K♣: K♥:
Hero wins the pot: $23.92
I played one tourney today. The $1.35 turbo knockout. This is my Favorite tourney and I have got quite far on many occasions. So while the cash tables were down I decided to have a go. The short of it my Aces got cracked leaving me with $210 chips early on. So the next hand regardless I decided I would shove PF. This is what happened!
Thank to Vonki and Rockroll for dropping by.
I've decided to play some MTT's as well lately and I'd love to have someone to discuss with
-Vonki
Thanks for the invite and I look forward to discussing some of the future experiences. Hopefully positive ones
Although I am concentrating on progressing my cash games, I really want to do the same with tourneys as I feel a nice win around the corner.
Thank you for the tips, I was reading on those sites a little bit last week. I hear you about dealing with the unexpected.
-RockRoll458
Thank you for the support and when it comes to the unexpected my thought on this is not to procrastinate as I have learned. There is nothing I can do other than deal and get on with it.
I know the future will bring similar circumstances and the important point is to make sure I have time for poker.
Fowey is a magical place all year round. In the depths of winter you can witness some amazing storms in the high of winter an abundance of nature and festivals. Sadly though next year the annual Red Arrows displays has been cancelled for ever. Apparently It is too dangerous!! Although over 20 years without any incident.
At least there is still a giant pasty each year!
Hey Matt great progress in your blog reading from start to present, keep it going! You are going places
Word of the day
Definition:
of or relating to the stars
Definition:
of or relating to the stars
BR:$743.27
BB/100 -310
Today has been a story of the Ladies. Each day I play something happens that I have never seen before. Today I had many pocket queens and lots of frustration trying to make some gains with them. Overall the last two days has been disappointing but I have had many bad beats resulting in a 4 buyin loss. Last week I binged on the tourneys resulting in a dent in my bankroll and this week hasn't helped.
These events haven't tilted me as I feel on top of my game. So bring on the remainder of the week and better reports to come.
This challenge started off ok and even though I am down now it is only over 7K of hands and I know this will change as I grind the rest of the 33K remainder.
My results so far.
PokerStars Tournament #1505717683, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $3.00/$0.30 USD
7817 players 548th place. $7.03
Buy-In: $3.00/$0.30 USD
7817 players 548th place. $7.03
PokerStars Tournament #1512779323, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $2.00/$0.50/$0.20 USD
5912 players 741st place. $3.09 + $2.50 in Knockout Bounties
PokerStars Tournament #1512799296, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $0.50/$0.50/$0.10 USD
11590 players 924th place. $1.46 +0.50 in Knockout Bounties
PokerStars Tournament #1512821437, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $1.00/$0.10 USD
4776 players 506th place. $1.57
Tomorrow I will do a proper update. Until then good luck at the tables.
Y U NO update here :-(
No me speak english, like to learn new word from you every day.
Pepe
Just kidding - where are you? Or your tourneys run
[ ] too good
[ ] not interesting
[ ] too bad?
Word of the day
renovate
Definition:
1 : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
2 : to restore to life, vigor, or activity : revive
renovate
Definition:
1 : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
2 : to restore to life, vigor, or activity : revive
Over the past few months I have not been on my A game for sure. A mixture of on and off table elements. No excuses though to neglect my blog 
At best this year I have reached over $900 in my BR which means I am able to use what I have learned so far and achieve results. Since starting my journey in poker I have come across tilt on many occasions and again just recently. So in the spirit of the word of the day I shall be 'Renovating' my whole plan in order once again to tackle the tilt, on and off the table.
Since my last post I have done a combination of cash and tournaments.
Most of the tilt has been on the cash side. I took part in Lemons 40k challenge and decided to switch from 25NL 6max to 10NL 6max. For the first 4k I was slowly working my way up to a ok BB/100 After which I started to encounter horrid variance. The more that it happened the more I found my self taking risks to bring it under control and recover, of course resulting in more loss.
I decided to stop at 35k hand just short of my 40k goal.
Over the coming month I am moving rooms and taking advantage of the welcome bonus. I have wanted to get an idea of the volume needed to clear that bonus and this challenge has been a good test run for me.
After stopping the 40k challenge I switched back to FR micro tourneys and found myself playing the open & premier skill league games on stars. Staying away from turbos and bounty builders I find that the 10 min structure is a nice pace and easier to run deep.
It has not been all bad and I have had some really nice events happen.
One day I encountered a day of final table / cash bubbles.
On the other case I ran deep on the $1.10 cashing $16
In the recent SCOOP I made the main event of the $11 game. Entering Day 2 with a very short stack and had to go all in with my first good hand (A3o BU vs A9s) At least I cashed $19.
In the past month I have played as many of the Skill League games on stars. So far my League rank: 1024 · Score: 1484
I am having issues with the Tournament reporting in HM2 for a few months and are unable to get a correct result. This is what HM is saying my all time results are!! I wish it was true!!
I have cleared all filters. restarted / reinstalled and followed instructions but still no good.
On the cash side of games I have moved back to FR 25NL in a attempt to slowly chip up my bank roll before I move to a new room. After playing shorthand I have found that the range and tactics learnt have really helped me improve my game on FR.
THE WEEKEND SERIES
If you haven't seen the upcoming Weekend Series you can find a link here.
Below are the events I have signed up for. Good luck to all who participate
June 25 20:00 CEST $3.30 Event #1 Kickoff
June 25 20:30 CEST $2.70 Event #3 Knockout
June 25 20:45 CEST $1.10 Event #4 Moderator Bounty
June 25 21:00 CEST $0.11+R Event #5 Hyper Turbo Rebuy 6 max
June 26 20:00 CEST $2.20 Event #6 Marathon
June 26 20:30 CEST $0.27+R Event #8 Rebuy [1R1A]
June 26 20:45 CEST $1.10 Event #9 Heads Up Hyper Turbo
July 2 20:00 CEST $11.00 Event #10 High Roller
July 2 20:30 CEST $1.10 Event #12 Turbo
July 2 20:45 CEST $2.70 Event #13 Knockout Turbo
July 2 21:00 CEST $3.30 Event #14 Heads Up Turbo
July 3 20:00 CEST $5.50 Event #15 Main Event
July 3 20:30 CEST $0.55 Event #17 Players Choice
June 25 20:30 CEST $2.70 Event #3 Knockout
June 25 20:45 CEST $1.10 Event #4 Moderator Bounty
June 25 21:00 CEST $0.11+R Event #5 Hyper Turbo Rebuy 6 max
June 26 20:00 CEST $2.20 Event #6 Marathon
June 26 20:30 CEST $0.27+R Event #8 Rebuy [1R1A]
June 26 20:45 CEST $1.10 Event #9 Heads Up Hyper Turbo
July 2 20:00 CEST $11.00 Event #10 High Roller
July 2 20:30 CEST $1.10 Event #12 Turbo
July 2 20:45 CEST $2.70 Event #13 Knockout Turbo
July 2 21:00 CEST $3.30 Event #14 Heads Up Turbo
July 3 20:00 CEST $5.50 Event #15 Main Event
July 3 20:30 CEST $0.55 Event #17 Players Choice
PSO Series of poker 2016
I have also entered all the upcoming games for this series and look forward to hopefully winning a virtual bracelet
Y U NO update here
No me speak english, like to learn new word from you every day.Pepe
-SvenBe
Hi SvenBe. My apologies for not updating my blog. I shall try and put a word of the day up each day and some progress along with it. I had a look at the meaning of Pepe
According to the Urban Dictionary Pepe Is The Most Powerful being in the whole universe after Chuck Norris, he's indestructible and invincible, some people think he is only a myth, but he's 100% Real
When I grow up, I want to be like Pepe.
I did not know this! And yes Chuck Norris is a legend. 
Until my next post Good luck at the tables.
hahah,very refreshing update!
CU around and looking forward to more new words, my dear english teacher (+please vote correct tomorrow IN)
Word of the day
hermetic
Definition:
1 : relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness : recondite
2 a : airtight
b : impervious to external influence
c : recluse, solitary
hermetic
Definition:
1 : relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness : recondite
2 a : airtight
b : impervious to external influence
c : recluse, solitary
Not a bad day yesterday on the tables. Things seem to be better overall and I am slowly making back the losses from the previous few months
I feel that my decision making has improved especially against some of the regs I now have a lot of information on. For example I believe that I made the right fold here.
Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players
Hero (MP): $25.00
CO: $25.00
BTN: $26.27
SB: $37.15
BB: $18.87
UTG: $25.00
UTG+1: $25.00
Hero (MP): $25.00
CO: $25.00
BTN: $26.27
SB: $37.15
BB: $18.87
UTG: $25.00
UTG+1: $25.00
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP with Q♣ Q♦
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.75, Hero raises to $2, 4 folds, UTG+1 calls $1.25
Flop: ($4.35) T♠ 9♣ 8♠ (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $3, UTG+1 raises to $6.25, Hero folds
Final Pot: $10.35
UTG+1 wins $9.88
(Rake: $0.47)
During my grind I had lots of pocket queens. I find them awkward to play. Most of the time I do there is always a ace on the flop resulting in a fold. But not so in this case 
Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
Hero (BB): $30.57
UTG: $56.14
UTG+1: $28.56
MP1: $25.00
MP2: $42.77
CO: $17.14
BTN: $14.42
SB: $25.00
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with Q♦ Q♥
5 folds, BTN raises to $0.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.35, BTN raises to $14.42 all in, Hero calls $12.07
Flop: ($28.94) 5♣ 8♠ 3♣ (2 players - 1 is all in)
Turn: ($28.94) Q♠ (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($28.94) 6♦ (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $28.94
Hero shows Q♦ Q♥ (three of a kind, Queens)
BTN shows 8♣ 8♦ (three of a kind, Eights)
Hero wins $27.64
(Rake: $1.30)
Originally posted by SvenBe
hahah,very refreshing update!CU around and looking forward to more new words, my dear english teacher (+please vote correct tomorrow IN)
Thanks for dropping by and a A* for you
The results of the referendum were so close today. It shows that there are many of us who support our membership of the EU. (51.9 leave vs 48.1 stay!)
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of variance,
I will fear no coolers: For thou art with me;
My 3-bet and my c-bet, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a sick comback before me in the presence of mine enemies;
Thou annointest my hands with rungood; My cup runneth over.
I will fear no coolers: For thou art with me;
My 3-bet and my c-bet, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a sick comback before me in the presence of mine enemies;
Thou annointest my hands with rungood; My cup runneth over.
Word of the day
extirpate
Definition:1 a : to destroy completely : wipe out
b : to pull up by the root
2 : to cut out by surgery
extirpate
Definition:1 a : to destroy completely : wipe out
b : to pull up by the root
2 : to cut out by surgery
Not a bad day at the tables today and a nice turn out for the first day of the Weekend Series. Well done to all who cashed today. Bring on tomorrow!
Total winnings today $30.03
SilverStar Freeroll 16756 players finished 1136th place $5.70
Saturday Micro 5110 players finished 103rd place $21.72
Saturday Micro 5110 players finished 103rd place $21.72
THE WEEKEND SERIES
June 25 20:00 CEST $3.30 Event #1 Kickoff 27/39
June 25 20:30 CEST $2.70 Event #3 Knockout 23/39
June 25 20:45 CEST $1.10 Event #4 Moderator Bounty 7/58 $2.61
June 25 21:00 CEST $0.11+R Event #5 Hyper Turbo Rebuy 6 max 14/45* Knocked out Lemon in this one His attention must of been somewhere else GG
June 25 20:30 CEST $2.70 Event #3 Knockout 23/39
June 25 20:45 CEST $1.10 Event #4 Moderator Bounty 7/58 $2.61
June 25 21:00 CEST $0.11+R Event #5 Hyper Turbo Rebuy 6 max 14/45* Knocked out Lemon in this one
His attention must of been somewhere else GG
Word of the day
Guile
Definition:Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. Particular skill and cleverness in tricking or deceiving people. “Considerable guile was involved post flop.”
Guile
Definition:Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. Particular skill and cleverness in tricking or deceiving people. “Considerable guile was involved post flop.”
Not a bad day overall today. In the Weekend Series I didn't manage to cash a game but I am not unhappy with my standings. There have been some amazing moments and another good game played by all
WS6 $2.20 Marathon finished 17th out of 38
WS8 $0.27 R1A1 18th out of 39
WS9 $1.10 Hyper shootout 10th out of 38
WS8 $0.27 R1A1 18th out of 39
WS9 $1.10 Hyper shootout 10th out of 38
PSO Series of poker 2016
Event One: 23rd out of 239 winning $0.18c
PSO Event 2 Championship Event 174th out of 1100 winning $0.62
Hands of the day
In all my games today I had a lot of periods with no action and found myself being eaten up by the blinds. But when I did get hands they were close wins. Below are some examples.
1: $2.20 Marathon. SB vs BU
Spoiler
No Limit Holdem Tournament
PokerStars6 Players
$2.00+$0.20
Stacks:
UTG yYPiranhaYy (28,433) 47bb
UTG+1 gakugeikai (17,121) 29bb
CO TickTo (9,618) 16bb
BTN Muad'Dib83 (13,548) 23bb
SB Hero (4,125) 7bb
BB dwm11 (11,267) 19bbBlinds: 300/600 Ante 70
Pre-Flop: (1,320, 6 players) Hero is SB A♣: 7♥:
3 folds, Muad'Dib83 raises to 1,277, Hero goes all-in 4,055, 1 fold, Muad'Dib83 calls 2,778
Flop: 7♠: 7♦: 9♦: (9,130, 2 players), 1 all-in
Turn: Q♣: (9,130, 2), 1 all-in
River: 3♥: (9,130, 2), 1 all-in
Final Pot: 9,130
Muad'Dib83 shows a pair of Sevens
5♦: 2♦:
Hero shows three of a kind, Sevens
A♣: 7♥:
Hero wins 9,130 (net +5,005)
Muad'Dib83 lost 4,125
2: $0.27c MP vs BU vs SB
Spoiler
No Limit Holdem Tournament
PokerStars8 Players
$0.25+$0.02
Stacks:
UTG marckry79 (5,824) 15bb
UTG+1 AndisR1 (16,265) 41bb
MP1 SDK1987 (6,904) 17bb
MP2 Maxi83 (10,927) 27bb
CO Muad'Dib83 (8,311) 21bb
BTN UPAY4DINNER (3,638) 9bb
SB Hero (5,835) 15bb
BB kirane22 (9,805) 25bbBlinds: 200/400 Ante 50
Pre-Flop: (1,000, 8 players) Hero is SB T♥: T♣:
3 folds, Maxi83 raises to 864, Muad'Dib83 calls 864, 1 fold, Hero calls 664, 1 fold
Flop: T♦: 5♣: 9♠: (3,392, 3 players)
Hero checks, Maxi83 bets 1,350, Muad'Dib83 calls 1,350, Hero calls 1,350
Turn: 4♣: (7,442, 3)
Hero checks, Maxi83 checks, Muad'Dib83 goes all-in 6,047, Hero goes all-in 3,571, Maxi83 folds
River: 6♦: (17,060, 2), 2 all-in
Final Pot: 17,060
Muad'Dib83 shows three of a kind, Nines
9♣: 9♦:
Hero shows three of a kind, Tens
T♥: T♣:
Hero wins 14,584 (net +8,749)
Muad'Dib83 collects 2,476 (net -5,835)
Maxi83 lost 2,264
3: $0.27c MP vs CO all in PF Close Call :f_o::f_rolleyes:
Spoiler
No Limit Holdem Tournament
PokerStars7 Players
$0.25+$0.02
Stacks:
UTG Maxi83 (15,540) 31bb
UTG+1 Muad'Dib83 (6,652) 13bb
MP UPAY4DINNER (4,148) 8bb
CO Hero (13,394) 27bb
BTN kirane22 (4,252) 9bb
SB marckry79 (4,234) 8bb
BB AndisR1 (19,289) 39bbBlinds: 250/500 Ante 60
Pre-Flop: (1,170, 7 players) Hero is CO K♣: K♠:
2 folds, UPAY4DINNER goes all-in 4,088, Hero calls 4,088, 3 folds
Flop: T♦: 6♠: 6♦: (9,346, 2 players), 1 all-in
Turn: 3♠: (9,346, 2), 1 all-in
River: K♥: (9,346, 2), 1 all-in
Final Pot: 9,346
UPAY4DINNER shows two pair, Aces and Sixes
A♣: A♠:
Hero shows a full house, Kings full of Sixes
K♣: K♠:
Hero wins 9,346 (net +5,198)
UPAY4DINNER lost 4,148
With day 2 over I look forward to the next set of game on July 2nd & 3rd. Until then its back to the grind on NL25.
Word of the day
attenuate
Definition:1 : to make thin or slender
2 : to make thin in consistency : rarefy
3 : to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
4 : to reduce the severity, virulence, or vitality of
attenuate
Definition:1 : to make thin or slender
2 : to make thin in consistency : rarefy
3 : to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
4 : to reduce the severity, virulence, or vitality of
The battle of AK vs QQ.
No two days are ever the same. Today was a very good example of that 
The majority of my high cards today were only QQ or AK. So far this week I have had a very high frequency of pocket Queens with little luck and very awkward boards to play them on. I play them with caution at the moment. The same goes for my favourite AK, I have been here before and that experience has helped me minimize the losses. I have had plenty of them and out of them all only one made cash for me. In all honestly I should have given it up, but was saved by the river in that case.
To sum today up, I was swimming against the tide as it went out and came in! At one point I was $55 down. But by the end of the day I fought my way back and ended $24 up. I am truly exhausted.
QQ vs AK PF all in
Spoiler
$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
PokerStars9 Players
Stacks:
UTG PS.JuaChi ($35.24) 141bb
UTG+1 Vyzychy ($25) 100bb
MP1 vatraman ($28.71) 115bb
MP2 nick_chatzo ($17.09) 68bb
MP3 xiaodengabc ($26.88) 108bb
CO Power2113 ($50.36) 201bb
BTN Watcherr420 ($49.29) 197bb
SB Hero ($25.10) 100bb
BB Kotch0904 ($23.75) 95bb
Pre-Flop: (0.35, 9 players) Hero is SB Q♣: Q♦:
7 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, Kotch0904 raises to $2.25, Hero goes all-in $25.10, Kotch0904 goes all-in $21.50
Flop: 7♠: 9♥: Q♥: ($48.85, 2 players), 2 all-in
Turn: J♦: ($48.85, 2), 2 all-in
River: T♠: ($48.85, 2), 2 all-in
Final Pot: $48.85
Hero shows three of a kind, Queens
Q♣: Q♦:
Kotch0904 shows a straight, Ten to Ace
A♥: K♣:
Kotch0904 wins $45.50 (net +$21.75)
Hero collects $1.35 (net -$23.75)
Due to the earlier bad beats I definitely made huge mistakes. here is one such example that highlighted my need to study more on my post flop game.
Spoiler
$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
PokerStars9 Players
Stacks:
UTG JoeMenace ($34.31) 137bb
UTG+1 fatcat011 ($25.50) 102bb
MP1 dswitch888 ($20.83) 83bb
MP2 knockoutb0y ($25) 100bb
MP3 Fuel4Firee ($25.35) 101bb
CO alexgap32 ($10) 40bb
BTN Hero ($25) 100bb
SB Slaba4ek ($55.93) 224bb
BB janarr5 ($25) 100bb
Pre-Flop: (0.60, 9 players) Hero is BTN K♥: K♦:
[alexgap32 posts $0.25]
1 fold, fatcat011 calls $0.25, 3 folds, alexgap32 checks, Hero raises to $1.25, 2 folds, fatcat011 calls $1, alexgap32 folds
Flop: 2♥: Q♠: Q♥: ($3.10, 2 players)
fatcat011 bets $2.16, Hero raises to $5.80, fatcat011 calls $3.64
Turn: 4♥: ($14.70, 2)
fatcat011 checks, Hero checks
River: 8♥: ($14.70, 2)
fatcat011 goes all-in $18.45, Hero goes all-in $17.95
Final Pot: $51.10
Hero shows a flush, King high
K♥: K♦:
fatcat011 shows a full house, Deuces full of Queens
2♠: 2♦:
fatcat011 wins $49.10 (net +$23.60)
Hero lost $25
alexgap32 lost $0.25
Word of the day
felicitous
Definition:1 : very well suited or expressed : apt
2 : pleasant, delightful
felicitous
Definition:1 : very well suited or expressed : apt
2 : pleasant, delightful
Busy few weeks which I have enjoyed immensely. In the Weekend Series my final standing was 21st after the first 2 weekends.
There were some really good players and I look forward to the set of games coming up this weekend!! If you haven't join PokerStrategy home games you can still request membership.
It is that time of year again and the Micro Millions starts on the 17th. Looking forward to doing better this time around and I will update the schedule and what games I am going to play next week.
WEEK 1: Get into the Grind
So far I haven't done a grind to achieve this. 
I am aiming to complete this stage on Saturday. Was a really good first coaching and I look forward to her next coaching on Friday, 8.7. 20:00-22:30
Not much of a detailed blog update today and I will go more in to details of my plans for moving rooms and how my grind has been. Until then good luck at the tables
Hihi nice logo at the top there with the monkey, I'm loving it!
Thanks for all your contributions to my Summer Challenges, you're rock!
Word of the day
gust
: keen delight
Examples
gust
: keen delight
Examples
"He was pleased to find his own importance, and he tasted the sweets of companionship with more gust than he had yet done." — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Godolphin, 1833
nice blog sir!