EASTER GRIND-mylove190207-SNG Grinder

Hi everyone. It was interesting Sunday. My friend call me if came to his place with my girl and dog. He was at the spa, because of broken leg, and should remain there until Thursday. But he came home for holidays and then go back. My girl was still sleaping, because she work at night, so I say that we will came when she wake up. But I totaly forget that at 19h starts akrammon coaching video. So what to do? I can`t miss that one, because it is only Sunday that I don`t need to go to work. I take my laptop with me so I can watch it at his place. We where there at 18h so I was like 1h with them, then I take my laptop and start watching video. I know it will be recorded, but as I say it was the last Sunday that I don`t need to go to job. I know it wasn`t right thing, what I done, but I know he understand how much this mean to me. I have realy bad times with being study guy and keep doing things. I promise to myself, that this time I wont just dreaming, but taking actions to became those dreams reality.

a) how many tables can you multi table turbos and how many hypers?
b) what is your expected ROI playing turbos and hypers long term?
c) what is the traffic and opponents like on higher levels (15-30s+)?
d) do you have some set amount of money you are looking to learn, what is your long term goal(s) with poker ?

a) At the moment I play 6 tables (I used to play 12)
b) I think that on micros I can have around 10% ROI, but at the moment I have too litle sample to be sure
c) Yes I look also that. So there is some traffic, but not as much as on turbos.
d) If do you mean amount of money I am looking to earn, then I woud say $1500/month on average woud be more then enough for me at corrent financial situation in Slovenia. So my long term goal is to became profesional poker player.

It is already a monday in Slovenia so I must set goals for this week. Previous week was realy good one. I keep eating healty food all the time and manage to make some profit in poker. Learning how to play on bubble better. I am disapointed that I didn`t complete all my goals, but there was just one post in evaluation section. But there is no excuse that I only post 3 hands. But on overal it was good week.

Ok. What about new goals for next week:
POKER GOALS:
- Watch Akrammon coaching on 27. April (if I won`t be at work)
- Do at least 5 tournament reviews
- Write blog at PokerStrategy.com at least 5 times
- Play at least 20 SNGs every day
- Post at least 5 hands for evaluation on forum
1.) $1,5 9-man Hyper Turbo SNG, AJo
2.) $1,5 9-man Hyper Turbo SNG, 97o
- Play at least 2 sessions in stack way
3.) $1,5 9-man Hyper Turbo SNG, A6o

HEALTH AND FITNESS:
- Running every morning for at least 30min
- Do at least 15 push-ups and 25 sit-ups after run
- Eat healthy food at least 80% of the time (4 daily meals out of 5)
- Eat 5 times per day
- Make "menu" for least 3 days

I didn`t put hand evaluation in my goals, because this week was just one hand there. So I woud look for them, maybe even go for them on $5-$21 evaluation section. Oh and at the end I was 102nd leader board. I don`t get a reward, but it was the my highest place on that board.

GL at tables

Hi everyone. Yesterday was so weard day. But not so much because of poker (I lost $1 over 50 SNGs), but I was sleapy all day. I must lay down every 40min for 10min. Also I wasn`t sleep very well. Only 5h and that was also a reason whay I was soo tired. And it was rainy. Perfect day for not doing anything. But not for me

I was played around 50 tournaments and manage to loose $1. I was also add 2 tables (8) and play stacked. I will definitely traying that. But 8 woud be enough for a while. I also start watching "leearning to learn" series from Schnitzelfisch, so I play only 2 tables in my warm up and try to fully concentate on every situation at tables.

Also I would like to ask if any of you taken any pills, as mentioned by schnitzelfisch in his post of Nutrition:
"-omega 3 fats (1800 DHA+EPA per day, which is usually 6 capsules - 3 capsules in the morning and 3 in the evening, with a meal).
-multivitamin pills (1 a day should do the trick for non sportsmans)
-ZMA (450mg zinc + 30mg magnesium + 10,5mg vitamin B6 = 3 capsules before sleep, on an empty stomach, greatly improve your sleep quality)
-L-tyrosine (a nootropic, I created another thread regarding these in general discussion; taking 1500mg (3 capsules) of this about 30 minutes before the session (if possible on an empty stomach, eat 30 minutes after taking it) should improve your concentration and decrease stress during the session)
-Gingko biloba (no personal experience with it, but it is said to be a good nootropic as well)"
I hear that omega 3 fats are very good but I really wanna know if any of you have some experiences? I am the last person on planet that woud take any pills, but if you have really awasome results, maybe I will try.

Here are stats and graph from April:

GL at tables

omega 3 are awesome, they work great for me. Even though, if you like eating fish; just add fish (preferebally blue fish) on your menu twice a week and you'll get enough of omega 3 without taking pills

glgl!

Hi everyone!

omega 3 are awesome, they work great for me. Even though, if you like eating fish; just add fish (preferebally blue fish) on your menu twice a week and you'll get enough of omega 3 without taking pills

Thanks FFRRAANNKKIIEE! I woud eat more fishes in the future to get more omega 3 fats.

Yesterday was totaly diferent day. I was much more concentated at the tables. Wasn`t so sleepy. It turn well for my BR.

I also have one hand that is very close, so I wanna share with you.
It is $1.5 9-man Hyper SNG
Poker Stars, $1.39 Buy-in (50/100 blinds, 10 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 3 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): 2,180 (21.8 bb)
BB: 916 (9.2 bb)
BTN: 1,404 (14 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5 T
BTN folds, Hero raises to 2,170 and is all-in, BB calls 806 and is all-in

I knew that it is close, but so close? Maybe this whas even mistake. I knew that I can go wide here, but opponnent seems to be loose. But woud he call as wide as nash? Or even wider? If he is calling wide, then iti is mistake, but otherwise it isn`t. What do you think?

here are stats and graph from April:

Hi everyone. Yesterday weard thing happen. At the work is one guy, which suppose to be my boss, which plays poker for a while. And we ask each other from time to time, how it works at the tables. Yesterday he say to me, that he get some free coaching, which is great. I didn`t know, that he will take poker seriously and try to learn something. He was more of the guy that just argue about bad-beats and don`t do anything for getting better. So I recomend him to have some sweet sessions with me. It is nice tool for getting your brain more focused. Will se how it works.

Hm. What to say about yesterday grind? Variance hit me again, so I was around 10BI under EV. There was one reg, that get me beat every time and no mather if I was ahead or behind. And he was on every table I play. In one tournament he was shortest at the table and double up 2 times throw me and then beat me in HU (afcorse the crusal hand was bad-beat).

Daily Signoff video. Just stay and make good decisions. Sometime is very difficult, but practise is master of everything.

Here are stats and graph from April:

Always nice to get a poker buddy for some sweats, gl to both of you (sounds lime you have an awesome boss :))

glgl!

Uf long night. 2 hours ago I came from work and wanna write just this post, but I look for hands that was post in evaluation section and start to evaluate them. I also have some sort of game with them. I don`t look results, until I post reply. So then I look if I hit the opponnent hand. It is very good felling when you are right.

Ok. whay I decide to post so earlier. I always going to bad after work, but now I must write "menu". So lets go:

FRIDAY:
Breakfast: Omelet with peanut butter :f_love:, after running protein shake
Snack: Yoghurt
Lunch: sardines, rice and beetroot
Snack protein bar
Evening meal: Tuna salad

SATURDAY:
Breakfast: fruit smoothie, after running shake with curd, oatmeal, whey proteins and milk
Snack: yoghurt
Lunch: Chicken in a curry sauce
Snack: protein muffin (which I made)
Evening meal: Salad with mozzarella chees

SUNDAY:
Breakfast: Banana, after running Simple oatmeal with proteins
Snack: protein bar
Lunch: Chicken brests with rice and beetroot
Snack: glass of milk
Evening meal: Oatmeal pancakes

Just stats and graph from April and I am going to sleeeeeeeppppp :f_zZz::

Hi everyone!
Today I wasn`t running. Why? Because my leg hurts mi realy bad. I have realy big pain when I stop running. I even can`t walk. it hurts me in the area between the knee and ankle. It feel like it`s burning. I hope I do not have sore muscles. So I was walking today for about 1/2 hour and tomorow I will go walking on the hill, to see what reaction will be. I just hope, that on Monday will be ok so I can run again.

Also I was looking how to qualifai on $109 carneval tournament on PS. I saw interesting SNG sattelit, so I will play it a couple of times. If I get ticket, then I will play them more. It seem prity easy, but variance is more than just very brutal. It is MTT SNG, 81 players, with shoutout structure, and you have to win it to get a ticket. Also only second place get $10,7. In the past I play 6-max, 36 players, shoutout sattelites, but I think that there where more players paid. I will play them 13. So I will risck $20 to get $109 or more. Also I will be playing extreme poker challenge (it is only for Slovenian players), VIP freerol and The Hot $0,55 tournament. Afcorse along with my standard SNGs. I realy hope that I qualifie to Carneval Tournament

19:00 CET Extreme Poker Challenge: Freeroll [SI Only]
Registered players:200
Prize pool: Winner get invitation to play live tournament taking place in a volcano simulator
Place:52
Award:/
21:30 CET VIP $5000 Weekly [Freeroll for ChromeStar+]
Registered players:22609
Prize pool: $5000
Place:2872
Award:$0,35
22:45 CET The Hot $0,55 [Turbo], 2,5k Gtd
Registered players: 7839
Prize pool: $3919,50
Place: 2442
Award: $0

Here are stats and graph from April:

Woho my friends!
As I say I play 12 sattelites to $109 Carneval Tournament (not 13). And manage to get to 2 final tables and I won them both. When I won 1st one, it was 10th sattelit, I wasn`t sure what to do. To keep ticket and play that tournament or unregister and play my ordinary SNGs with T$. Now that I get 2 tickets, I will definitely play tournament. I just can`t wait for tommorow. I really wish to play it.

Ok. I must prepare my salad and then back to grinding.

GL at tables

After my had cool down I am not so sure that playing Carneval Tournament will be so good. I knew that I don`t have big enough edge over average player in that tournament. So pleas help me answer on those questions:

a) Should I play that tournament and go for survival approach?
b) Should I play that tournament and try to win it?
c) Don`t play it and spend T$ on my ordinary game - hyper SNGs?

$109 is very big deal of my BR so I am not sure what to do.

Here are stats and graph from April:

GL at tables

Do not play it or try to sell some action

Definitely don't play. The biggest regrets of my poker career are related to playing expensive donkaments with low (if any) %s of action sold Before such a tourney, it felt like I was going for glory and had an edge over donks... but after it, I was feeling an utter donk myself.

Thanks guys. I also think like that. So I would unregister. But yesterday I say that I will play 13 sattelits, so I have one left. I will play it before tournament start (if it will be). And if my fate is to play that tournament, then I will get ticket and play it, otherwise no hard feeling.

Thanks you again and GL at tables!

which satellites are this ? 9 man 2x shootout? If u got 2 tickets u should play coz there a lot of added prizes and tickets e1 if u dont make it deep worth a try

which satellites are this ? 9 man 2x shootout?

Yes exactly that satellites. Yes you can get prizes, but this is lottery. I play it last time and I didn`t get any prize and also wasn`t ITM. And also I register on it directly. So I would rather take that T$ and as I say if my fate is to play it, than I would get ticket on my last satellite, otherwise no hard feeling.

So week is over and I need to set goals for next week. But before I do that, lets look what I made this week. In Poker Goals I need to post another 3 hands for evaluation. I also evaluate few hands. I am also glad, that yesterday I get 2 tickets for carneval tournament, which I didn`t play, so I have build my BR and now I can play $3,5 SNGs. I hear some coaches saying that for hypers you need around 150BI, but I think that with 75BI I can play on micros. Maybe on $7 I will need 150BI. I will go back to $1,5 if my BR fall to 100BI for $1,5 SNGs. Also my goal for last days of April will be to reach Silver status so will se how it end.

On health and fitness section I have small problem with my leg, so I didn`t run last 2 days (Saturday, Sunday). Now it is better, but I still fill a pain, especialy if I walk little bit longer. Tomorow I will run again. I done push-ups and sit-ups for hole week, but I realy don`t know how it will go next week, because 15 push-ups was prity hard for me. But I will do it. Eat healthy is realy good thing and I do it like 100% of the time so definitely will continue with it.

Ok. here are goals for next week:
POKER GOALS:
- Watch Akrammon coaching on 4. May (if I won`t be at work)
- Do at least 5 tournament reviews
- Write blog at PokerStrategy.com at least 5 times
- Play at least 25 SNGs every day
- Look for best players on $3,5 hyper SNGs on SharkScoope and mark them in PS client
- Post at least 5 hands for evaluation on forum
- Became Silver on PS

HEALTH AND FITNESS:
- Running every morning for at least 30min
- Do at least 20 push-ups and 30 sit-ups after run
- Eat healthy food at least 100% of the time
- Eat 5 times per day
- Make "menu" for least 4 days
GL at tables

Nice work,
GL at 3.50's, wish you to not look back at 1.50's again

Hi everyone!

GL at 3.50's, wish you to not look back at 1.50's again

Thanks @FFRRAANNKKIIEE! I also hope that I won`t go back again. Also if I can master that level it can be nice. I do a little math and if I can 20 table for 6h, then I get 360 SNGs played per day and if I play like that for 265 days per year I woud played 95400 SNGs/year. If you multiplay that with 1,05VPPs, you get 100170VPPs (Supernova). And if I can make at least 5% ROI, what is possible on micros, I get $16695/year or $1391,25/month and can be pro. So this would be dream come true for me. But one thing are numbers and another thing is what life bring to us.
But it will be interesting if microplayer became pro.

OK. A little bit of my dreams and now back to busines. Yesterday I played 23 SNGs on $3,5 and it went prity good.

I made some stupid mistakes, especialy near bubble or on bubble, so I have a lot to work on. I made one huge mistake on bubble, when I overlook that BTN limp. I just look over BB and see that I have covered him well, so I push with J7o (standard push). But then see that BTN call and show QQ. Luckly for me I get lucky and get huge pot and win tournament. Look my stupidnes:
Poker Stars, $3.31 Buy-in (40/80 blinds, 8 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 4 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): 1,296 (16.2 bb)
BB: 738 (9.2 bb)
CO: 758 (9.5 bb)
BTN: 1,708 (21.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7 J
CO folds, BTN calls 80, Hero raises to 1,288 and is all-in, BB folds, BTN calls 1,208

Flop: (2,688) 9 T 6 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Turn: (2,688) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (2,688) K (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

I was also 7th on Extreme Poker Challenge tournament (250 entrans), but it is winner take all so no ticket for me
Here are stats and graph from April and VIP Status "race":

GL at tables

Hi everyone!

Yesterday I wasn`t active at all. My girl has also a day off, so I spend all day with her, because we barely see each other. Yes we live together, but our jobs are separateing us. She works during the day and I work at nights. So when she goes at work I sleep, when I came from work she sleep. So we have days like that just for ourselfs and basicaly not doing anything. Watch some movies, go in grocery shop, go for walk with our dog and staf like that.

So yesterday I didn`t play any hand and I have only 5h left to became silver. I hope I get it, so I will need to go to action very soon. I just post "menu" for Thursday and when I wake up, after running, I will make "menu" for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Oh I almost forgot. What is going on with videos? When I click there, it show me no videos. Has anyone the same problem?

Thursday:
- Breakfast: Omlet with peanut butter when wake up, after running, shake
- Snack: Yoghurt
- Lunch: Chicken sallad
- Snack: protein bar
- Dinner: Oatmeal pancake

GL at tables!

Hi everyone!

Yesterday I went to local casino to play one live tournament. It was 25+5€. But before it starts it was all-in shout-out tournament (9+1€) like ones on PokerStars. I busted in first round. Also on main tournament it wasn`t much different. I only servive till first break. But I can`t forget with what cards people call BF UTG raise. With 87o on MP!? WTF? But anyway I was there just to switch a little bit from all that numbers that are on monitor and just use my brain to figure out what opponents I have. And of course for fun. Live tournaments are realy fun, thats whay I am sad that I can`t go more often. But maybe in foture, so lets go back to busines.

I promise "menu" yesterday, so it would be nice if I post it at least right now.

FRIDAY:
Breakfast: protein bar, after running Protein shake
Snack: yoghurt
Lunch: Tuna salad
Snack: protein bar
Dinner: Omelet with peanut butter

SATURDAY:
Breakfast: fruit smoothie, after running protein shake with oatmeal and curd
Snack: glass of milk
Lunch: Sardines and rice
Snack: protein bar
Dinner: Oatmeal pancakes - this is realy good so I love to eat it

SUNDAY:
Breakfast: protein bar, after running protein shake with blueberrys
Snack: fruit smoothie with whey proteins
Lunch: hake with vegetables
Snack: glass of milk
Dinner: Simple oatmeal

I am also glad that I reach Silver status on PokerStars. So this month I will start to opening more tables, like one more/week, so next week I am going to 9 tabling. It will be interesting. And also I will start to posting again in my blog (Be a pro is hard to reach ). So see you there after this week.

Here are stats and graph from April:

GL at tables!