Originally posted by YinYangS
Oops, I just said I won't be concerned with profits anymore so I won't be posting how much anymore. From now on, I'll just be concerned whether I played the game with my best - and I hope to continue with this mindset and maitain it.
That's the way to do it 
Posting best/worst played hands sounds as a good replacement for profits 
Originally posted by Bigniux
Originally posted by YinYangS
Oops, I just said I won't be concerned with profits anymore so I won't be posting how much anymore. From now on, I'll just be concerned whether I played the game with my best - and I hope to continue with this mindset and maitain it.That's the way to do it
thanks!
just got home from the gym and whew, having a strong mindset for you to daily go to the gym is also a thing that is hard to acquire also. i'm going to the gym to atleast breakeven against the long hours i'm sitting in front of my computer.
outside of poker, i want to maintain a healthy lifestyle. healthy physically, emotionally, socially, spiritually, and of course,...... financially!! hahaha
the thing is, i don't have a girlfriend yet! so that's one thing i'm also aiming for as a goal this year. LOL
I have achieved 1,000 MTT Cashes!!!!
I don't know if that's something that I could really be proud on, since almost of them are just micros..... but hey, it's something!!
Looking back, I've come a long way. Well, not that very long yet. hahaha!! I deposited 2,500 pesos (around $56) in my account in October and busted it in a month. Deposited again 5,000 pesos (around $114) in November and have grinded my way ever since. I was able to cash out around $2,500 in profits already ever since!!!
Apart from poker, i have this part time thing i do online which is just very easy and gives me a bit more income every month. And i'm just waiting for some of my incentives from it to be deposited to my bank account and guess what, i'm about to see for the first time a 6-figure savings of 100,000 pesos in my bank account!!! For a 21 year-old, i think that is already a great achievement and that's a great gift for myself since my birthday is next month already!!!
My goal for the year and hopefully i'll be able to achieve it is to see a 7-figure savings in my bank account!!! woohoo, so excited just thinking of it.
What do you think of my stats from official poker rankings? is it solid for an MTT grinder or i need to take more risks to win more juicier cashes? the only thing is, the May month haven't been doing well yet and it's showing a negative ROI. there's 8 more weekdays left in May to bring it back to show a positive!!! wish me luck!!!
Sharkscoped you to get better idea of your stats, since the ones you posted include mtts and mt sngs which can change things a bit
Your ROI is good/great(dunno what's achievable) at 90mans 
Really small samples on other games, so nothing to say about them
I'd suggest you to start playing 180mans instead of 90mans, and preferably turbos. Because non turbo 180mans highest stake is 4,5$(that's obv not what you're looking for longterm ). And so, the sooner you start learning/adjusting your game to turbos, the sooner you'll move up to 8$/15$ limits, where you can make a lot of money(3 months of good grind and you have 7 figures profit(in pesos) )
Originally posted by Bigniux
Sharkscoped you to get better idea of your stats, since the ones you posted include mtts and mt sngs which can change things a bitYour ROI is good/great(dunno what's achievable) at 90mans
I'd suggest you to start playing 180mans instead of 90mans, and preferably turbos. Because non turbo 180mans highest stake is 4,5$(that's obv not what you're looking for longterm
i'm quite not comfortable with turbos. i've tried playing the $2.20 180 man turbos but only got crushed with it. but i see it as a good way to move up, so i would like to try it again.
is a $380 bankroll good enough to try out those $2.20 180 man turbos again? what do you think?
what advises could you give me if i were to try them out again? is it advisable that i always use HUD when playing them?
basically, i've been a really tight aggressive player and this approach have been good enough to rake profits in those micro regular speed tourneys. but i know in turbos you have be more aggressive and a bit loose.
what do you think???
Originally posted by Bigniux
Sharkscoped you to get better idea of your stats, since the ones you posted include mtts and mt sngs which can change things a bit
and another question, how do you use sharkscope? is there any fee to be paid to be able to use them? thanks!!!!
Originally posted by YinYangS
Originally posted by Bigniux
Sharkscoped you to get better idea of your stats, since the ones you posted include mtts and mt sngs which can change things a bitand another question, how do you use sharkscope? is there any fee to be paid to be able to use them? thanks!!!!
You get 5 free searches(but you can't use filters)/day.
If you want to get more searches and ability to use filters, then you need to pay a fee
Originally posted by YinYangS
is a $380 bankroll good enough to try out those $2.20 180 man turbos again? what do you think? It's a bit aggressive, personally, i use 500 BI BRM for turbo 180s(but that's for higher stakes and can't let myself to go broke). Yes, swings can be huge, but doing few sessions is deffo ok
what advises could you give me if i were to try them out again? is it advisable that i always use HUD when playing them? HUD is useful, mainly to identify different types of players
basically, i've been a really tight aggressive player and this approach have been good enough to rake profits in those micro regular speed tourneys. but i know in turbos you have be more aggressive and a bit loose. Yes, you will need to loosen up, cause otherwise blinds will eat you
what do you think??? I can add that if you don't feel comfortable playing them, then just don't play
alright, will probably mix in a few $2 180 man MTTs in a day, probably 5. just to try getting a hang of them.
today, i don't think i played well all throughout. at the beginning, my mindset was straight, but after i got suckout after suckout, i kinda tilted and verbally harrassed the players with "WAHAHAHAHAHAHA" everytime their limping or are just playing fishy.
hayz...............
some hands:
Hand #1 Are implied pot odds good enough to call the additional 1 BB in these kind of spots where there are several limpers?
Poker Stars $1.08+$0.27+$0.15 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t100/t200 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 1315068
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Hero (BB): t4748 23.74 BBs
UTG: t4115 20.57 BBs
UTG+1: t11015 55.08 BBs
UTG+2: t4041 20.20 BBs
MP1: t3965 19.82 BBs
MP2: t34.67 BBs
CO: t1835 9.18 BBs
BTN: t8842 44.21 BBs
SB: t1280 6.40 BBs
Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BB with 5 
7
UTG calls t200, UTG+1 calls t200, UTG+2 raises to t400, 1 fold, MP2 calls t400, 3 folds, Hero???
Hand #2 Standard play?? Why do these dumb fishes min-raise??? oh yeah, they're dumb. zZzZzzzz
Poker Stars $3.00+$0.30 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t1250/t2500 Blinds + t310 - 9 players - View hand 1315070
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MP1: t88938 M = 13.60
MP2: t51375 M = 7.86
CO: t86152 M = 13.17
BTN: t50429 M = 7.71
SB: t70378 M = 10.76
BB: t76301 M = 11.67
UTG: t116675 M = 17.84
UTG+1: t39467 M = 6.03
Hero (UTG+2): t84791 M = 12.96
Pre Flop: (t6540) Hero is UTG+2 with J 
J
2 folds, Hero raises to t6250, 5 folds, BB calls t3750
Flop: (t16540) 5 7 
5 (2 players)
BB bets t5000, Hero raises to t17500, BB raises to t69741 all in, Hero calls t52241
Turn: (t156022) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: (t156022) K (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: t156022
BB shows Q Q 
(two pair, Queens and Fives)
Hero shows J J (two pair, Jacks and Fives)
BB wins t156022
Hand #3 What do you do when dumb fish limp then call a 3-bet? Shove to create sidepot?
Poker Stars $1.08+$0.27+$0.15 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t200/t400 Blinds + t50 - 5 players - View hand 1315073
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UTG: t27393 M = 32.23
CO: t12831 M = 15.10
Hero (BTN): t16795 M = 19.76
SB: t15880 M = 18.68
BB: t4270 M = 5.02
Pre Flop: (t850) Hero is BTN with K A
UTG calls t400, CO calls t400, Hero raises to t1400, 1 fold, BB raises to t4220 all in, 1 fold, CO calls t3820, Hero???
Hero raises to t16745 all in, CO calls t8561 all in
Flop: (t30632) A 8 K (3 players - 3 are all in)
Turn: (t30632) 3 (3 players - 3 are all in)
River: (t30632) 9 (3 players - 3 are all in)
Final Pot: t30632
CO shows 5 5 (a pair of Fives)
Hero shows K A (two pair, Aces and Kings)
BB shows Q A (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins t17122
Hero wins t13510
Hand #4 Just a good hand. I probably didn't play this my best but i want to focus on how scaredy cats these fishes look like and I rarely shove for a complete bluff.
Poker Stars $1.08+$0.27+$0.15 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t300/t600 Blinds + t50 - 5 players - View hand 1315075
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BTN: t18449 M = 16.04
Hero (SB): t15136 M = 13.16
BB: t21366 M = 18.58
UTG: t19910 M = 17.31
CO: t4702 M = 4.09
Pre Flop: (t1150) Hero is SB with J A
UTG calls t600, 1 fold, BTN calls t600, Hero calls t300, BB raises to t2400, 1 fold, BTN calls t1800, Hero calls t1800
Flop: (t8050) K 9 T (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t1800, BTN folds, Hero calls t1800
Turn: (t11650) T (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t2400, Hero raises to t10886 all in, BB folds
Final Pot: t16450
Hero mucks J A
Hero wins t16450
That's it for the day!!!
Will take an early rest, and will watch "Kungfu Panda 2"!!!!!
I by the way watched "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love" last night. It's a Thai film, and it's such a romantic teen story and I just wonder when i'll ever get a girlfriend. Any advises? LOL
Originally posted by YinYangS
I have achieved 1,000 MTT Cashes!!!!I don't know if that's something that I could really be proud on, since almost of them are just micros..... but hey, it's something!!
Looking back, I've come a long way. Well, not that very long yet. hahaha!! I deposited 2,500 pesos (around $56) in my account in October and busted it in a month. Deposited again 5,000 pesos (around $114) in November and have grinded my way ever since. I was able to cash out around $2,500 in profits already ever since!!!
Apart from poker, i have this part time thing i do online which is just very easy and gives me a bit more income every month. And i'm just waiting for some of my incentives from it to be deposited to my bank account and guess what, i'm about to see for the first time a 6-figure savings of 100,000 pesos in my bank account!!! For a 21 year-old, i think that is already a great achievement and that's a great gift for myself since my birthday is next month already!!!
My goal for the year and hopefully i'll be able to achieve it is to see a 7-figure savings in my bank account!!! woohoo, so excited just thinking of it.
What do you think of my stats from official poker rankings? is it solid for an MTT grinder or i need to take more risks to win more juicier cashes? the only thing is, the May month haven't been doing well yet and it's showing a negative ROI. there's 8 more weekdays left in May to bring it back to show a positive!!! wish me luck!!!
Very Nice Stats YinYangS!!! a few more of your post might actually inspire me to quit my day job! How much time do spend each day grinding? Ever think of switching to 9-player SNGs? Playing at least 4 hours now seems to be too tiring for me. That's why decided to learn SNGs again and limit my session to just about 2 hours and take some break between sessions. Not exactly what you call hardcore grinding.
Originally posted by ramjack
Very Nice Stats YinYangS!!! a few more of your post might actually inspire me to quit my day job! How much time do spend each day grinding? Ever think of switching to 9-player SNGs? Playing at least 4 hours now seems to be too tiring for me. That's why decided to learn SNGs again and limit my session to just about 2 hours and take some break between sessions. Not exactly what you call hardcore grinding.Thanks, but no profits for this May yet. LOL
Quit, quit, quit, quit, quit!!!! LOL
I'm actually trying to consider other types of games (cash games or sit&gos) as an alternative for me to play on shorter periods of time. Because I play MTTs, i need to put in hours and I usually play 6 to 8 hours a day.Cash games
- i'm trying to see if i can get a hang of 6-max ring games. but i sometimes can't endure losing full buy-ins in one hand. but they're a good way to practice being more loose, aggressive, and thinking in ranges
-full ring, i can play them with up to several tables and just have a nit-style. but then again, swings are just crazy and more prone to tilt because of the possibility of donks hitting their handsSit&Gos
-9-max, I can play them. But i'm not sure if i can profitably win in them in the long run
-6-max, they are a good way to pass timeOmaha
-So much action, so much swingsWhat i can say is, different game, different mindset and thinking needed. whew
alright, so i'm trying to consider trying out cash games because it seems a good way to move up the limits slowly but steadily.
i figured i want to start learning and widening the range of games that i play so that i'll have more alternatives. and also, i think by playing cash games, it would improve my MTT play also. what do you think?
i will probably play 6-max. i can play full ring also but with a nit-style play.
i have a $350 bankroll right now, and will start with NL5 and buying in with 100BBs. So i'm gonna have 70 buy-ins for this limit.
Is that ok?
Moving up requirement - 100 buy-ins for the limit.
That means I need to win $650 or 130 buy-ins in NL5 for me to be able to move up to NL10.
So my question is, how long does it normally take to win 130 buy-ins by
and one basic question, what would be a good standard raise on these limits?
I'm no cash game player, but 100 BI seems to way to much. I would say 50BI is enough, maybe even less, you wanna get out of the micros as fast as possible to start earning some real $..
well, if you need 130BI, then it is 13000bb, lets assume you are a 10bb/100 winner (which i do doubt) then it would take you about 130k hands, if your winrate is 10bb/100, so that way too many hands, i would say that 50bi for a limit is absolutely enough
130,000 hands?? woah!!
if it's full ring, and i play 10 tables. that's 750 hands per hour. i need almost 200 hours for 150,000 hands. if i can play 5 hours of cash game a day, i could move up in 40 days. whew!!
50 buy-ins?? hmmmm. i think i just really need to be confident of my game. right now, i'm just not very confident but i believe i can do it. i just have to psyche myself up.
is there someone who can give more encouraging words out there for a newbie? hehehe
My opinion is to start playing 1 or 2 tables of 6max+1 or 2 MTT-s. You try to focus on game and fix leaks, and MTT-s are just to give you some action if 1 or 2 CG tables seem boring or slow. Crutial is to play solid game. Start very tight and every few k of hands add some hands and moves. When start to loosen up, do that PF. First in position. When you start tight, you gonna miss some thin value spots, but also you gonna miss some of spots when somebody take your stack.
Good luck to your journey
I played the BIG $11 and Sunday Storm today but had no luck cashing it out.
I may say that I had better maintained my mindset today all throughout.
Just some hands:
What do you think of this hand? It's a hand in the Big $11. I folded because I think it's too early to bust out. Sighed and folded...
Poker Stars $10+$1 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 1318596
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Hero (SB): t5575 111.50 BBs
BB: t8072 161.44 BBs
UTG: t3000 60 BBs
UTG+1: t2925 58.50 BBs
UTG+2: t2925 58.50 BBs
MP1: t3810 76.20 BBs
MP2: t8125 162.50 BBs
CO: t1790 35.80 BBs
BTN: t1955 39.10 BBs
Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is SB with 8 J
3 folds, MP1 calls t50, 3 folds, Hero calls t25, BB checks
Flop: (t150) 8 3 2 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 checks
Turn: (t150) 8 (3 players)
Hero bets t125, BB calls t125, MP1 folds
River: (t400) A (2 players)
Hero bets t350, BB raises to t7897 all in, Hero folds
Final Pot: t1100
BB wins t1100
Would you call with Pocket 9's in this kind of situation? I pity button guy so much for not knowing about push fold stage. Well, I hope he and other guys like him never learn. WAHAHAHA
Poker Stars $1.08+$0.27+$0.15 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t400/t800 Blinds + t75 - 5 players - View hand 1318599
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SB: t14655 M = 9.30
Hero (BB): t37224 M = 23.63
UTG: t17748 M = 11.27
CO: t57794 M = 36.69
BTN: t7579 M = 4.81
Pre Flop: (t1575) Hero is BB with 9 9
2 folds, BTN raises to t1600, SB raises to t14580 all in, Hero calls ???
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Every Sunday, I start playing at 11:30 PM (Philippine time) and play all the way until I bust with the Big $11 and Sunday Storm. whew!!
It's now 7am in the morning, busted quite early with them so i'll take my rest now and will probably maneuver some cash games or sit&gos later.
Don't forget to sleep guys! Chow!!!
I played 4 regular speed full ring Sit&Gos, $3.50 buy-in. Got 1 1st place, and 1 2nd place.
Is this too loose of a push?
Poker Stars $3.11+$0.39 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t100/t200 Blinds + t25 - 5 players - View hand 1318831
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Hero (UTG): t1435 M = 3.38
CO: t2635 M = 6.20
BTN: t3145 M = 7.40
SB: t1650 M = 3.88
BB: t4635 M = 10.91
Pre Flop: (t425) Hero is UTG with A 6
Hero raises to t1410 all in, ???
the thing is, if i want to pursue Sit&Gos, which is better, Regular speed or turbos??
hayz, i want to buy a new desktop!!!! faster and bigger screen monitor!!! zZzZzzz.......
I played $3.50 SitnGos today along side with some MTTs.
11 games of $3.50 full ring >>> Four 1st places, One 2nd place, Two 3rd places >>> 96% ROI!!
I think i'm just running hot. I got lucky on some spots but overall, I believe I've played well. But the thing is, there are usually 2 to 3 regulars at a table and so I decided to find an ideally better time to grind these micro SitnGos before profits would just swing back and forth among us.
No juicy cashes on the MTTs yet but tomorrow I decided to add some $4.50 180 man tourneys. Because I believe I have set my mindset straight again and I'm confident to win in these tourneys again.
Just some hands:
Hand #1 Is this too loose of a push given my stack, the stack in front of me, and the blinds? or is it just ok? Should I have just raised?
Poker Stars $3.11+$0.39 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t75/t150 Blinds - 7 players - View hand 1319816
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SB: t1805 12.03 BBs
BB: t1145 7.63 BBs
UTG: t3458 23.05 BBs
UTG+1: t1809 12.06 BBs
MP: t1725 11.50 BBs
CO: t1368 9.12 BBs
Hero (BTN): t2190 14.60 BBs
Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN with A 4
4 folds, Hero raises to t2190 all in, SB calls t1730 all in, 1 fold
Flop: (t3760) 6 J 8 (2 players - 2 are all in)
Turn: (t3760) T (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: (t3760) T (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: t3760
SB shows Q A (a pair of Tens)
Hero shows A 4 (a pair of Tens - lower kicker)
SB wins t3760
Hand #2 I'm just proud of this hero fold. I think I was able to do this because of my intense concentration today and I plan to keep it up.
Poker Stars $4.00+$0.40 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t75/t150 Blinds + t20 - 8 players - View hand 1319825
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CO: t2835 M = 7.36
Hero (BTN): t6289 M = 16.34
SB: t4760 M = 12.36
BB: t3951 M = 10.26
UTG: t22485 M = 58.40
UTG+1: t2494 M = 6.48
MP1: t8092 M = 21.02
MP2: t5102 M = 13.25
Pre Flop: (t385) Hero is BTN with A Q
2 folds, MP1 raises to t450, 2 folds, Hero calls t450, SB calls t375, BB calls t300
Flop: (t1960) 4 6 A (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets t450, MP1 raises to t7622 all in, Hero folds, SB folds, BB calls t3031 all in
Turn: (t8922) 9 (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: (t8922) 7 (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: t8922
BB shows 6 6 (three of a kind, Sixes)
MP1 shows A K (a pair of Aces)
BB wins t8922
Will eat lunch, rest a bit, and play some 6 max cash games.
I played a quick session of SH NL 5 ring game and quickly lost almost 2 buy-ins. zZzZzzz.........
I went all-in on an overcard + flush draw flop only to know the overcards are of no use as i'm against a set and my flush didn't come. i kept on losing $1 dollar hands on non-showdowns against these fishy plays or probably because i was just the fish itself. and then i 3-bet this aggro min-raiser monkey, me holding pocket 10's on blind battle, and then he shoved his stack only to see pocket Queens. well, i got good reads but the timings were just completely off. sigh...... again, i'm hating cash games!!!!
since i'm winning on Sit&Gos instead, i think it's common sense to stick of them right? sigh......
