Germanys next grindette: Just for fun! (Sit and) go, girl!

Hey Habit! Yeah I hope for good weather too. Next week it will be bad but afterwards when our vacation starts it should be nice and sunny according to GFS.

As for poker: can't grind this weekend. There's a lot of housework to be done and I don't wanna do all this stuff on vacation. I have to put all the winter clothes away, getting our wardrobe ready for sping and summer, there are a couple of things to be repaired or improved........etc.......wanna have all the housework done by the end of next week.....

Weee, new status and a new pretty avatar! I´m a goldfish now But meeeh, still can´t grind today: work, meetings and a meeting a friend. Hope I can hit the tables tomorrow.

The forgotten report

Aaaw, almost forgot the report. My brain really needs some vacation..!

Week 20
Tourneys: 38
Result: +0,93 USD
BR: 230 USD

Vacation?! Off with their heads!!

Good luck grinding tomorrow!

Hahaha, how cute is that? Alice in Wonderland! But I´m a nice Queen of Hearts! ♠_biggrin: But anyway, the heads of all the crap hands I got while bad running I would like to chop off. ♠_biggrin:

Finally: a quite okay winning session even though still running under EV but winning is winning! Won most of my DONs on Party and could make a 2nd and 3rd places in the SnGs on 888 - no first place thanks to loosing against 3-outers, but anyway: better than nothing right? Further, there is some winning from PLO on 888.

Honestly, I don´t like the SnGs at 888 but the PLO tables.

Hand of the day:

partypoker - 200/400 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

Hero (BTN): 8.28 BB
SB: 4.78 BB (VPIP: 9.27, PFR: 4.48, 3Bet Preflop: 0.67, Hands: 1,707)
BB: 6.14 BB (VPIP: 40.54, PFR: 1.87, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 118)
UTG: 4.23 BB (VPIP: 19.05, PFR: 9.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 87)
CO: 6.59 BB (VPIP: 15.31, PFR: 4.35, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 101)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♣ A♦
fold, fold, Hero raises to 8.28 BB and is all-in, SB calls 4.28 BB and is all-in, fold

Flop : (10.55 BB, 2 players) 8♠ 7♠ J♦

Turn : (10.55 BB, 2 players) 5♣

River : (10.55 BB, 2 players) J♠

SB shows A♠ A♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 50%, Flop 52%, Turn 50%)

Hero shows A♣ A♦ (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 50%, Flop 48%, Turn 50%)

Hero wins 3.5 BB
SB wins 5.28 BB
Hero wins 5.28 BB

Here I (sit and) go again....

Again a little plus today, everything seems to return slowly to normal. I´m back at my limits now (1.10-2.20) and could win two SnG, get second once and a couple of times third. Besides won some DONs; also a PLO-DON.

As I already mentioned, I don´t like the SnGs at 888, don´t like the format, don´t like the zero fold equity, so I will look for another nice room with good traffic.... (and a good bonus and rakeback system).

Hands of the day

partypoker - 20/40 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

CO: 48.5 BB (VPIP: 16.49, PFR: 13.19, 3Bet Preflop: 2.94, Hands: 205)
BTN: 69.5 BB (VPIP: 30.26, PFR: 11.59, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 80)
SB: 34 BB (VPIP: 29.90, PFR: 18.92, 3Bet Preflop: 13.64, Hands: 406)
BB: 49.5 BB (VPIP: 21.41, PFR: 18.59, 3Bet Preflop: 4.92, Hands: 338)
Hero (UTG): 48 BB
MP: 50.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♣ Q♠
Hero raises to 3 BB, MP raises to 11.25 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 8.25 BB

Flop : (24 BB, 2 players) 7♥ 8♥ 5♣
Hero checks, MP bets 39.25 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 36.75 BB and is all-in

Turn : (97.5 BB, 2 players) 4♣

River : (97.5 BB, 2 players) 5♥

Hero shows Q♣ Q♠ (Two Pair, Queens and Fives)
(Pre 50%, Flop 48%, Turn 50%)

MP shows Q♥ Q♦ (Two Pair, Queens and Fives)
(Pre 50%, Flop 52%, Turn 50%)

MP wins 2.5 BB
Hero wins 48.75 BB
MP wins 48.75 BB

partypoker - 300/600 NL - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BB: 8.77 BB (VPIP: 21.23, PFR: 20.29, 3Bet Preflop: 13.51, Hands: 155)
BTN: 12.2 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 17.16, 3Bet Preflop: 7.89, Hands: 152)
Hero (SB): 9.03 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T♥ T♣
BTN raises to 12.2 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 8.53 BB and is all-in, fold

Flop : (19.07 BB, 2 players) 8♦ K♣ 6♦

Turn : (19.07 BB, 2 players) 4♦

River : (19.07 BB, 2 players) 9♥

BTN shows J♥ 8♣ (One Pair, Eights)
(Pre 28%, Flop 20%, Turn 11%)

Hero shows T♥ T♣ (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 72%, Flop 80%, Turn 89%)

BTN wins 3.17 BB
Hero wins 19.07 BB

Last efforts

Phew, almost all the work done and there´s only a bunch of paperwork to do. Aaaaw, looking forward to have a week off!!! If I´m quick I will grind today a little session and tomorrow I very probably already have time to study again. Last efforts!

Not as bad as it seems

Well, today I ran again not so good, lost 3 times with AA and once with KK and got a lot of bad cards: 3 buy-ins down today. So far, my graph is dancing around break-even this week. Took a look back at my big downswing: It´s not sooo bad as it seems like when your in the middle of it. The downswing took "only" about 12% of my BR, I managed to keep the losses as small as possible. Yes, I went down one or two limits and yes, Jared Tandler does not recommend that but I do this for practical reasons. Why the heck should I loose 80 Dollars when I can loose only 30, huh? --> please, please no revival of the old discussions about that, we discussed this topic in this blog before

Anyways, a about 10% BR loss is not the apocalypse. I´m kind of proud to have made it through a long loosing phase because I have never done this before. You know what I did as a CG-player 8 years ago? Cashed out, took a break, spent some of the BR (or even ALL) and then after a couple of weeks break, cashed in a small amout again, grinded up again ....till the next downswing...then the same procedure as at every downie: cash out, spend some money, take a break and come back in a few days or weeks. Yeeeah :f_ugly::f_ugly::f_ugly::f_ugly: I know!! But well, I was and I still am a recreational player, but this time I really wanna build a bankroll: so no sportswear (bought my new sportswear from my honorarums not from my BR last week!!!), no perfume, no new shoes (anyway difficult with a damaged achilles tendon)!!!

Just to briefly mention it: It´s hard to find elegant shoes when your achilles tendon is not well - have to wear soft and comfortable sneakers & such stuff. Found only ONE pair of elegant shoes which I can wear at the moment. (Oh, very much girls´stuff haha, but maybe there are also women who read this blog and I´m sure they understand me).

I see you're learning to deal with it, you can be proud of you indeed ♠_thumbsup:

And honestly who needs new shoes when you already have a new pretty avatar, aka the virtual equivalent of a new haircut ?

Originally posted by MyFloXyBabY
I see you're learning to deal with it, you can be proud of you indeed ♠_thumbsup:

And honestly who needs new shoes when you already have a new pretty avatar, aka the virtual equivalent of a new haircut ?

Yes, Floxy, instead of pretty new shoes I have the pretty pretty queen of hearts. Isn´t it cute?

My return to iPoker

Guys, my decision is made: Gonna cash out from 888 and return to iPoker. There are also plenty of fishes. But because I´m not tracked at Everest, I have chosen Ladbrokes (it´s the same). Gonna practice the 6-max-hypers a bit in order to get into them again. Looking forward to play at iPoker again, had good results there and good memories. Actually I like Everest very much but I an not tracked there ♠_cry:. I made an account there before I came here. But anyways, Ladbrokes and bet365 (where my tracking didn´t work - don´t know why) are the same as Everest.

But before I play there, I have to go to Berlin and renew my Hungarian passport (don´t have German citizenship, even though I always claim to be German but home is where I feel at home, no matter which country). At the moment I get back into those games by playing at Everest again.

I´m happy to be back at iPoker! ♠_thumbsup:

And I hope I won´t create a bankroll-mess! ♠_ugly:

The rehearsal

Well, today was my "rehearsal" at iPoker. Played 6-max hyper DONs and 6-max turbos on Everest. Besides, had a 2€ ticket left which I used for a 6-max hyper DON. And won! ♠_drink: So my little "rehearsal" session went well and I could come out with a little winning. Further, I noticed I got better: having a better feeling for the push/fold ranges, got better postflop and could also improve in heads up! It´s a great feeling when your work (ICMizer, pretty pretty charts) is getting rewarded. My weak point will still be the mental game but on this I have to work even harder. I have to find my way how to deal with variance, the book "The Mental Game of Poker" gives you the basics for that. But we are individuals and everyone must find his own way, based on the book. I still haven´t found it but I keep on searching....

have a nice vacation
nice to hear it is getting "upwards" for you, too
yeah the mental game is the hardest task to master.
so you ended up at ipoker aswell hope you got a great rakeback deal!

Congrats! Keep on working!
, Prim!

Hey guys,
thank you! ♠_drink: Well, the rake at iPoker is a bit a pain in the anus but the rakeback system is cool which makes up for the high rake. You get freeroll tickets for MTTs (1K Series and 5K Series) where you can win tickets for higher buy-ins (that´s how I could build my BR on Everest quickly) you can get cash for your summit- merit- or whatever-points or you can exchange them for tourney tickets. I still have a 50€ tournament ticket on Everest which is valid till November this year but I still don´t know what to play? Besides the freerolls the MTTs at iPoker are not really the best so very probably I will play a 50€ Sit and Go or DON. The rakeback system is better than on Party.

I plan to play on iPoker as well as on PartyPoker. Will split the BR, probably 50:50.

krass wie du die micro sng grindest. glaub der hohe rake würde mich hart tilten. wünsche dir viel erfolg

lg

Originally posted by Mauslord
krass wie du die micro sng grindest. glaub der hohe rake würde mich hart tilten. wünsche dir viel erfolg

lg

Herzlichen Dank! Der hohe Rake ist wirklich doof, ja. Aber bei iPoker krieg ich noch echt cooles Rakeback, das macht´s wieder ein bisschen wett. ♠_biggrin:

....and even more bankroll mess....

Because iPoker is in Euro, well, you know what´s coming, right? .....yeeeeeah, currency change! Whooohooo!

bei 888 zocken sie dich hart ab wenn du nicht auf ein $ konto auszahlst