Hey, I have a bit of a history here, I was once young and impatient, and probably still am. Fortunately for me, I managed to get a $70 BR(+$80 in my entro visa account which I can throw on at any time, so effectively $150 and within BRM) and I decided to start playing SH.
I havn't played poker in a fair while, I'm not sure the exact length but more than 6 months. I had a quick read through the bronze guides, I used to be a gold, but alas, those were days gone by when I could 16 table SSS NL50 and lose my entire BR in 3 days.
Anyways, as I said, had a look through the bronze guides, watched a video of SH NL10, and from there, I hit the tables.
Currently playing a manageable 4 tables NL4 on titan poker, I have a couple of goals I'd like to list first.
-At least 5k hands per week.
-Learn how to identify the regulars from the "decent" players.
-Move up to NL10 before July 20th and get silver on PS.
-Move up to NL20 before september and get gold on PS.
-Post at least 10 hands on the forums per week(this will be put on hold until I can get elephant working with titan, or just withdraw my money from titan and be done with it, I hate the new software.)
-At least 2 hours per week of study sessions. Including reviewing hands and watching videos.
Also a list of things I want to avoid:
-Moving up limits too quickly.
-Playing hands I know are probably drawing dead.
-Paying off fish who hit their draws when I KNOW they hit their draws.
-Tilting.
I played 3k hands today and I'm climbing steadily after a bit of a shaky start trying to get back into it.
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Generated $26 in rake or thereabouts. Another $5 and I unlock the first $5 of a $250 bonus I have.
STATS:
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I think I might be limping and cold calling a little too often.
I sometimes cold call a UTG or MP raise with KQs or other sub par hands when I have position, which I could easily afford to fold.
I also think I may be overplaying the button and cutoff position. My VPIP and PFR for the button is 30/27 respectively. I think I would have a little more success if I could drop that number to around 27/25
AAANYYYWAYS, profits time:
Starting bankroll: $70.79
Profit: $43.29
Current bankroll: $114.08
And if that somehow doesn't add up, sorry, the universe is actually fake.
Hand of the day:
iPoker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (6 handed) - iPoker Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com
BB ($6.15)
UTG ($2.97)
MP ($4.20)
CO ($6.84)
Hero (Button) ($4.86)
SB ($5.12)
Preflop: Hero is Button with J♥, A♦
2 folds, CO calls $0.04, Hero bets $0.16, SB raises to $0.56, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.40
Flop: ($1.20) 9♦, 7♠, J♣ (2 players)
SB bets $0.92, Hero raises to $2.20, SB calls $1.28
Turn: ($5.60) 5♣ (2 players)
SB bets $2.36 (All-In), Hero calls $2.10 (All-In)
River: ($9.80) K♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: $9.80 | Rake: $0.65
Results:
Hero mucked J♥, A♦ (one pair, Jacks).
SB had A♣, K♣ (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: SB won $9.41