Get Rich or Die Tryin' Jackpots

He SirPaulius,

good idea to start a blog!
Mabye you want to take part in our https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?threadid=325001&goto=firstnew ? This is also a good option to discuss with other poker players and further improve your english skillz! So even if not taking part, there are many interesting blogs to scan through!

btw, don't be shy about posting hands for discussion! (pro tip: post 1,max 2 hands - always with a concrete question. This increases your chance of people joining the discussion)

CU,SvenBe

First update:

Not much to say session went pretty well adding a graph:

and some intresting hand:

BTN: $4.06
SB: $2.10
BB: $1.49
UTG: $1.86
UTG+1: $2.37
Hero (UTG+2): $2.11
MP1: $1.29
MP2: $1.54
CO: $2.41

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG+2 with T T
UTG calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.10, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.10, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.33) 7 8 T (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.24, MP2 raises to $1.44 all in, UTG folds, Hero ???

the guy completelly unknown. Should i call here or fold ?

Call. I do not see any reasonable range that you are behind against.

If the opponent only has very good hands:
- all straights with all J9 combos and all 96s combos
- all sets: 88,77
- Top Flushdraws with partially gutshots AK-AJ of clubs

.... you have 53%

Board: 7♣8♣T♠
       Equity     Win     Tie
MP2    53.26%  52.51%   0.74% { TdTc }
MP3    46.74%  46.00%   0.74% { 88-77, J9s, 96s, AcKc, AcQc, AcJc, J9o }

Thank you, SvenBe, I guess you're the only one who will check this blog

How much hands is good enough to determinate my win rate at FR ZOOM. And what win rate at micros is good enough to move up? Looks like I have no idea at all about poker now.

I will opt in to bankroll chalenge when I will figure out what possible goal i could archieve.

UPDATE:

Since no one reads, I think I will just post some graphs, and add a comment or two.
Today played just a few hands. Busy day, and today starts basketball Europe championship, since I'm Lithuanian I must watch when Lithuanians play, ofc it will end up with beer and maybe some more beer.

Today I've noticed that i play VPIP 14, PFR13, 3B 6. Isn't it a Little bit nitty for zoom FR?
what is the best BRM ? I dont know actually where I stand atm in NL2, I don't think I'm crushing this limit. Adding this project graph overall:

not sure if I'm able to play NL5 since there players is way better than me. I think I'm going for a 30-50 BI per level. Isn't it a little bit conservative ? or there's no wrong or right answer ?

next update will be tommorow evening or monday.
Have a nice weekend !

Hi SirPaulius, I think it is ok to go for a 30-35 BI level if you feel more comfortable with it. However, the graph looks promising so far and I think you will be able to move up with 30 stacks.

Happy EM watching, I was watching Germany - Iceland as well today. Tomorrow Serbia is on the cards, I hope Dirk goes beserk on this one ♦

usually people read but dont post much i'll sub if you keep posting graphs and stuff and comment every now and then too!

UPDATE:

Thank you for reading. Can't promise that this blog will survive, but for now I'm motivated to post here and track my progress.

OKAY about today, I'm not happy with my volume at all. Today I decided to spend time with my wife and friends. But i had ~1h free decided to give a shot, and it was successful, I ran good.
GRAPH:

Button ($0.46)
SB ($2.98)
BB ($5.98)
UTG ($1.13)
UTG+1 ($2.11)
MP1 ($2.09)
MP2 ($2.03)
Hero (MP3) ($2.30)
CO ($2.53)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K, K
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.06, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.18, CO calls $0.18, 1 fold, SB calls $0.17, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.12

Flop: ($0.74) 10, K, J (4 players)
SB bets $0.10, UTG+1 raises to $0.55, Hero calls $0.55, 1 fold, SB raises to $2.80 (All-In), UTG+1 calls $1.38 (All-In), Hero calls $1.57 (All-In)

Turn: ($6.91) 10 (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: ($6.91) 6 (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: $6.91 | Rake: $0.24

Results below:

tbh i have no idea how to play, should I push there instead of calling that 0.55 bet ? I wanted to keep worst hands in play, when it went 3 way all-in I was shocked, and had no idea what to do. Now I think it was better to fold.

Overall this week was fine, I'm not happy with my volume, of course I don't know what is descent volume, but I would like to keep at least 15-20 k hands / weak.

this weak graph:

I will give a shot at NL 5, as soon as my BR will reach 150, I hope it will be by the end of September or at least this year

Today Lithuania vs Latvia ! After yesterday game I was disappointed how Lithuanians played, well at least they won.

By the way please help me to improve my English skills

Have a nice Sunday evening !

UPDATE

yersterday was worst day of this chalenge so far. I played bad I played like Lithuanians vs Belgium, those who saw the game will understand how bad i played.

I know that i have leaks, but im not sure where to look it. Adding some stats maybe it will be mo clear to you guys.

after i saw some of Vonki's video, Ive added some hands to my CO, BU range, but it get me in more tricky spots where i loose money I need to work on my postflop game more.

i Will opt in for challenge get rich or die trying as soon as BR will reach 100 or at least 90 usd, now it's ~84, and it will be 90-100 to 1k.

If you can win 4x zoom, you can move to NL 5 with 1 table. Actually, I don't think 4 x zoom is a good idea to begin, you should use more time to think deeply to improve your game.

Originally posted by cdkfr
If you can win 4x zoom, you can move to NL 5 with 1 table. Actually, I don't think 4 x zoom is a good idea to begin, you should use more time to think deeply to improve your game.

Hi, cdkfr,
Welcome to PokerStrategy.com!

I see you're silver already -- did you take advantage of one of the free money offers? If not check it out.

Perhaps you could take a moment to Introduce yourself

I tend to agree about 4 zoom tables -- I find I miss good spots on some tables when I have other good spots on two of them at once.
With less than 2 though, I find I get bored and start to read facebook on the side, skype with friends and so on.

All the best,
VS

Originally posted by SirPaulius
I know that i have leaks, but im not sure where to look it. Adding some stats maybe it will be mo clear to you guys.

Hi, SirPaulius,
Yeah, we all have leaks. I don't know about you, but mine shift about some.
Some days I seem to play too many pots, some days too few.

I had a look at your stats -- but I could not see how many hands in total they cover, so some stats might not have much meaning.
For example, "Fold to 4Bet pre-flop" is 56.82 -- or about 25/44. If those 44 times happened in 1000 hands it means you're playing against some v aggro players pre-flop. If it happened over 10K hands it might mean something different.

For 6-max NL 2 zoom your vpip/pfr seem a bit tight to me. Other than that, all the stats I looked at and have a feel for look fine. Fold to steal is 86% though -- look for videos on defending your blinds.

I see you use PokerTracker -- did you try the free Leakbuster report that is in there? The free version is a subset of the full leakbuster, but the full version is pricey for casual players.

It is hard to get a feel for different players when playing zoom, since you see them so rarely, and playing 4 tables doesn't help.
Even so, The Five Player Types might help.
Here is an even older version of the same idea: The 8 Player Types it is interesting that somehow we lost 3 player types in 4 years

These two videos might apply -- assuming you haven't seen them already:
http://www.pokerstrategy.com/video/38361/
http://www.pokerstrategy.com/video/20856/

The second one is from the original NL Beginners' course but still has some merit.

Best of luck,
VS

Welcome to my blog guys. I think you're right I should reduce the amount of tables. BTW I'm playing full ring. I will definitely check the links you gave me. I play a bit later, and if session will go good, I'm going to opt in for BR challenge, just for the extra motivation. I starting to feel, that I'm getting a little better, now working with my post flop skills.

UPDATE
Session went well i was running HOT.

Over all I'm happy with my play for today. I've added 1 NL 5 table, actually I didn't noticed big difference between NL 2, but for sure there I was tighter even more, maybe there's a psychological barrier, everything look more expensive.

I'm a little proud of my self
I opted in for bankroll challenge 99.74 to 1k. Hope hot run will continue.
Actually played a bit more NL 5, BR stand at 102,26. I'm jumping to NL 5 for 4 BI shot. I believe it's a bit aggressive BRM, but I feel, that I can play there.

Hi, SirPaulius,
I didn't realize that you played FR -- the one hand I checked was shorthanded (or I'm short-sighted <sigh>)

The strategy articles I linked to cover FR well enough, though.
If (er, When) you make Silver, there are several good videos on blind defence that will be a big help.

Until then...

Best of luck with the challenge...
VS

Also good luck from my side - with graph and screenshots people will also come in and comment!

CU & your reports in the challenge,SvenBe

So shot at NL 5 didn't went well. Made few bad calls, and had some coolers.

So back to NL 2, till BR reach 100, and then again 4 BI shot.
I'm not sure is it just variance or there's still a lot of work has to be done at NL 2.
Now i see that in some spots i had to raise bigger.
Biggest losts at NL 5.
HAND 1:
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 101 BB
SB: 43.2 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
BB: 73 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG: 124 BB (VPIP: 15.50, PFR: 10.16, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 129)
UTG+1: 133.4 BB (VPIP: 5.56, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
MP: 103.4 BB (VPIP: 11.32, PFR: 8.81, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 160)
MP+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 7.50, PFR: 2.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 40)
MP+2: 64.2 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 17.82, PFR: 12.87, 3Bet Preflop: 5.13, Hands: 101)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has T♦ T♥

fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, MP+1 calls 3 BB, MP+2 calls 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 3 BB, SB calls 2.6 BB, fold

Flop: (16 BB, 5 players) Q♣ K♥ T♠
SB checks, MP checks, MP+1 checks, MP+2 checks, Hero bets 8 BB, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to 16 BB, fold, Hero calls 8 BB

Turn: (48 BB, 2 players) 2♠
MP+1 checks, Hero bets 20 BB, MP+1 raises to 60 BB, Hero raises to 82 BB and is all-in, MP+1 calls 21 BB and is all-in

River: (210 BB, 2 players) 6♥

MP+1 shows A♠ J♥ (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 43%, Flop 65%, Turn 77%)
Hero shows T♦ T♥ (Three of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 57%, Flop 35%, Turn 23%)
MP+1 wins 201.2 BB

HAND 2:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 95.6 BB (VPIP: 7.14, PFR: 2.86, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 72)
SB: 159 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 11.96, PFR: 8.70, 3Bet Preflop: 4.41, Hands: 189)
UTG: 114.6 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)
Hero (UTG+1): 105.2 BB
MP: 76.6 BB (VPIP: 7.41, PFR: 3.70, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
MP+1: 109.8 BB (VPIP: 14.18, PFR: 10.64, 3Bet Preflop: 4.26, Hands: 143)
MP+2: 100 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 18.52, 3Bet Preflop: 7.02, Hands: 165)
CO: 105.8 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 19.44, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 36)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♠ Q♠

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, MP+2 raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 6 BB

Flop: (19.4 BB, 2 players) 4♥ 3♠ 7♥
Hero checks, MP+2 bets 10 BB, Hero calls 10 BB

Turn: (39.4 BB, 2 players) K♠
Hero checks, MP+2 bets 19 BB, Hero calls 19 BB

River: (77.4 BB, 2 players) 4♠
Hero checks, MP+2 bets 62 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 62 BB

MP+2 shows K♥ K♣ (Full House, Kings full of Fours)
(Pre 68%, Flop 82%, Turn 84%)
Hero shows A♠ Q♠ (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 32%, Flop 18%, Turn 16%)
MP+2 wins 193 BB

HAND 3:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 82 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
SB: 129.8 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
Hero (BB): 171.8 BB
UTG: 76 BB (VPIP: 26.44, PFR: 13.95, 3Bet Preflop: 3.03, Hands: 88)
UTG+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 9.72, PFR: 6.94, 3Bet Preflop: 3.33, Hands: 72)
MP: 102.8 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 5.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
MP+1: 51 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
MP+2: 101.8 BB (VPIP: 9.86, PFR: 8.45, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 75)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K♠ A♠

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, SB calls 1.6 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, BTN calls 6 BB, fold

Flop: (18 BB, 2 players) 2♠ Q♠ J♣
Hero bets 12.8 BB, BTN calls 12.8 BB

Turn: (43.6 BB, 2 players) K♥
Hero bets 31.2 BB, BTN raises to 61.2 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 30 BB

River: (166 BB, 2 players) Q♦

Hero shows K♠ A♠ (Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
(Pre 75%, Flop 88%, Turn 22%)
BTN shows A♥ T♠ (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 25%, Flop 12%, Turn 78%)
BTN wins 159.2 BB

HAND 4:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 86 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
SB: 87 BB (VPIP: 8.76, PFR: 2.77, 3Bet Preflop: 3.08, Hands: 810)
BB: 239.4 BB (VPIP: 6.45, PFR: 3.23, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 33)
Hero (UTG): 158.2 BB
UTG+1: 120.4 BB (VPIP: 17.57, PFR: 15.32, 3Bet Preflop: 7.37, Hands: 226)
MP: 106.8 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
MP+1: 111.4 BB (VPIP: 17.20, PFR: 17.20, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 95)
MP+2: 101.4 BB (VPIP: 10.42, PFR: 10.42, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 49)
CO: 167.4 BB (VPIP: 18.43, PFR: 16.93, 3Bet Preflop: 8.70, Hands: 257)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♣ Q♦

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP+2 raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 6 BB

Flop: (19.4 BB, 2 players) T♦ J♥ 2♠
Hero checks, MP+2 bets 12 BB, Hero calls 12 BB

Turn: (43.4 BB, 2 players) 4♠
Hero checks, MP+2 bets 24 BB, Hero calls 24 BB

River: (91.4 BB, 2 players) 6♥
Hero checks, MP+2 checks

Hero shows Q♣ Q♦ (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 18%, Flop 12%, Turn 5%)
MP+2 shows A♥ A♣ (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 82%, Flop 88%, Turn 95%)
MP+2 wins 87.6 BB

HAND 5:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 82.8 BB (VPIP: 15.15, PFR: 6.87, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 136)
SB: 235.8 BB (VPIP: 8.70, PFR: 8.70, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 23)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 14.63, PFR: 11.38, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 125)
UTG: 42 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
UTG+1: 134 BB (VPIP: 18.98, PFR: 13.87, 3Bet Preflop: 7.27, Hands: 141)
MP: 106.4 BB
MP+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 15.79, PFR: 10.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
Hero (MP+2): 118.2 BB
CO: 106.6 BB (VPIP: 18.38, PFR: 12.81, 3Bet Preflop: 5.76, Hands: 361)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♠ A♣

UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 6 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, UTG raises to 42 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 36 BB

Flop: (85.4 BB, 2 players) 6♥ 3♥ Q♠

Turn: (85.4 BB, 2 players) 3♠

River: (85.4 BB, 2 players) 4♣

UTG shows 6♠ 6♦ (Full House, Sixes full of Threes)
(Pre 20%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
Hero shows A♠ A♣ (Two Pair, Aces and Threes)
(Pre 80%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
UTG wins 81.8 BB

HAND 6:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 102 BB (VPIP: 16.13, PFR: 12.90, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 31)
SB: 80.4 BB (VPIP: 6.98, PFR: 2.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 44)
BB: 145.6 BB (VPIP: 9.09, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
UTG: 131.4 BB (VPIP: 9.09, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 22)
UTG+1: 34.2 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
MP: 133.2 BB (VPIP: 11.54, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 27)
MP+1: 61.8 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
Hero (MP+2): 107.6 BB
CO: 132.6 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 48)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♣ K♣

fold, UTG+1 calls 1 BB, fold, MP+1 calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 5.4 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 5 BB, fold, UTG+1 calls 4.4 BB, MP+1 calls 4.4 BB

Flop: (22.6 BB, 4 players) T♣ A♥ 3♦
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP+1 bets 7 BB, Hero calls 7 BB, fold, fold

Turn: (36.6 BB, 2 players) 2♥
MP+1 bets 11 BB, Hero calls 11 BB

River: (58.6 BB, 2 players) 8♦
MP+1 bets 13 BB, Hero calls 13 BB

MP+1 shows 3♣ 3♥ (Three of a Kind, Threes)
(Pre 51%, Flop 93%, Turn 100%)
Hero mucks A♣ K♣ (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 49%, Flop 7%, Turn 0%)
MP+1 wins 81 BB

UPDATE:

Back to NL 2, running not bad again. Can't wait when I'll be able to back at NL5. I'm not happy with my volume today, but i had a lot of work at job. Was travelling around Lithuania ~515 km, so was kinda tired.

I've checked this morning my stats at NL5, and at NL2. I noticed that I am playing same style as NL2 my stats is allmost same (still folding ~84% to 3b...). I would like to know do I have to make any adjustments at NL5, or keep following same style as NL2 ? And hope that it's just a dark side of a variance.

AT NL2 i have WR ~11bb after 20k+ hands
AT NL5 i have WR ~ -10 after ~5k hands.

I know it's not a sample in both limits, but still would like know if I have to make any adjustmens.

A bit lost a motivation after a downsing, hope I'll be able to recover soon.

BR stands at ~84 (started with a ~30)
BR challenge is ~ -15 in a ~5k hands. (Hope i'll be able to show up with a green bankroll in 1st week update )
A main goal cash outs monthlly ~250 $, looks like a mission impossible, since I would like to cash out monthlly no more than ~30% of my winning post RB) so my winning should be like 750-800 $. I guess I wount focus at this goal for a long time, and try to improve my game as good as I can.

Maybe anyone could recommend some good videos for bronze ?