gAsheks BR challenge

Guys, i have really great news!! I have visited gym twice already! Feels so FKN ASWESOME! Obviously im not lifting any huge weights, just getting started. Will see how it will develop. I guess im gonna use some kind of standard 3 or 4 times week training program for now. Before i do some lifting i have decided to do workout which i have been doing with my therapist.

The other good news is that im "shooting" nl25. Its going kind of okayish/breakevenish. Managed to make few big mistakes already. I feel that im not on my A game for some reason. Not sure why. Maybe because all sorts of stuff going around me.

Sad news that this week is going be really low volume.

Penalties this week: 2

Hi gAsheks,

how is it going in your challenge, did you do any further shots on NL25?
I did not see any update yet.. .oO that would result in another penalty for the BR challenge
Please find the time for a quick update here and in our https://www.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=2141973#post2141973
Also, post some good beat hands!

Originally posted by SvenBe
Hi gAsheks,

how is it going in your challenge, did you do any further shots on NL25?
I did not see any update yet.. .oO that would result in another penalty for the BR challenge
Please find the time for a quick update here and in our https://www.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=2141973#post2141973
Also, post some good beat hands!

I have been very busy lately. Had no time for this whatsoever. Its possible to do update on Sunday?

He there,

after having had no update in a long time, we had initially taken you off the challenge.
Simply post an update and mention that we should reinstate with the last standing, i will add you to our little table again.

CU,Sven

Howdy, i had you re-added. In your update post you mentioned some weak plays? How is it going in general?

CU,SvenBe

Hey!
Very long time no update. I was ultra busy. Had all sorts of issues to care about. Didn't had much time for apartment either. The only good thing is that im visiting therapist twice a week constantly and going to gym for like month already.

In your update post you mentioned some weak plays? How is it going in general?

Yes, i mentioned weak plays. Not sure what happened to me but my game suddenly went wrong. In general its going poor. Sloppy attitude is ruining everything. The worst part about it is that grinding doesn't seem to be fun. I'm forcing myself to do it even tho it feels like i don't want to. Haven't worked on my game much either.

I really hope that i can do better next month. Especially i would like to get more volume. And less cracked aces obviously

Hi gAsheks,

Nice blog. Gonna follow.

Good luck in BR challenge.

regards

Matt

NOVEMBER WILL TURN THINGS AROUND!!!

Thanks guys for kind words! Will try to do my best

Week #9
Loss: 12$
Hands: Around 12k

Have missed quite a bit of weekly updates and monthly update as well. Not gonna bother with it now. Don't want to go through HEM and search for old information ♦ Will try to focus on whats gonna happen. The good news is that i have seen my plays and it looked weird. Its like different person would have played the hands. Feels like some autopilot/tiltish gaming. Will try to avoid such mistakes again.

Feels like i will have low volume week. Birthday incoming. Probably will have some business with vodka

SvenBe, i got something for you if youre reading this.

Played correctly?

Its interesting, you think: "oh, i dont need anything, but river still gives something to you"

Preflop: Hero is CO with 6 7
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.25, 2 folds, BB calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.55) 7 5 9 (2 players)
BB bets $0.53, Hero calls $0.53

Turn: ($1.61) 8 (2 players)
BB bets $4.62 and is all-in, Hero calls $4.62

River: ($10.85) 4 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

He sorry for the late reply, I generally look through the blogs minimum once a week - but obviously can't catch all the details all the time when i prepare for the BR challenge update. But he, that is also one reason i am coming here for: https://www.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=2141973#post2141973 1. not sure if serious-villain :-)
2. What would you have done if the turn paired the 8 ? Obv not the best card in the deck...

Originally posted by SvenBe
For the AK-hand:
1. not sure if serious-villain :-)
2. What would you have done if the turn paired the 8 ? Obv not the best card in the deck...

Most likely the same, since he can have lower flushes and maybe some overplayed 8x. Wouldn't bother too much about turned FH.

Hey. Tried out first session after being ill for couple days. Really sad about it, because i was kinda starting to feel at the gym already. And the weight started to come back slowly :((((

Not sure what kind of demon has infested me, but i wanted to close tables after 200 hands. Managed to push myself to 1k session. Obviously red ♦

And i forgot to post previous week results....

Bankroll now is around 850$.

Some really crazy shit happening on this planet.

#week 11 results
Week started really badly. I was ill with 38 temperature, cold n shit. Managed to play only few sessions which gave me slightly under 5k hands in total. Some spew gaming was actual in these hands. However managed to end the week on positive note which gives additional inspiration for next week. Planning on going to gym tomorrow as well. Haven't worked with therapist for like 2 weeks. Lack of time and some other issues, but in general back feels better and better.

Here is the poor graph:

Im not sure my GF likes that im training after injury, but thats what she gifted me on birthday. Probably yes?

Bankroll should be around 852$ although haven't checked it out. Just making approximate guesses.

Just wanted to say that training today was kinda interesting. Heart was pumping quite seriously. Probably means that im not fully recovered from cold...

Poker wise, meh... Down like 1 BI. Made few mistakes. Slightly less than 3k hands. Wanted to go for more but its kinda late already. Might lead to bad decision making.

Found something what made me smiling.

I was searching why suddenly i have platnum status but couldnt find. Because of joga pants?

Finally managed to hit a hand, but

Preflop: Hero is SB with A J
2 folds, CO raises to $0.30, BTN folds, Hero raises to $1, BB folds, CO calls $0.70

Flop: ($2.10) J J J (2 players)
Hero bets $1.20, CO folds

Overall game feels to be going in right direction, however im still having some issues with my darling variance (cheating on me). Seems that im gonna take another shot soon after very very long rebuild due to poor performance previously.

Tried out new stuff in gym. Went to TRX. Kinda liked it, but for some reason i was expecting a bit more. Biggest problems were endurance and balance. Other than that everything was going fine. I was motivated by girls in joga pants

#week 12

Overall im really happy about this week. Game started to go in right direction, which was the most important thing after having poor previous week. Had some motivation and mindset issues as well. Now im in better mood again

Played 11,272 hands
Profit: 57.11$

Graph:

Ultra terribad red line, but who cares when green line is positive? ♦

CO is a fancy player. Non full stacked.

Preflop: Hero is MP with A 6
UTG folds, Hero raises to $0.30, CO raises to $0.50, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.20

Flop: ($1.15) 5 J 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $2.90, Hero I guess i can do whatever i want?

Bankroll should be around 900$ at the moment.