Grinding NL10 ZOOM

best off luck to you, also playing a mixture of zoom and sh. will be following I hope you make it!

thanks. I read some blogs before I wrote mine including yours. GL to you as well.

OK! It is very exhausting to work 8 hours then play poker for 8 hours more, but I won't give up! Played nearly 9 hours today, so it's time to get some rest. I gotta wake up at 6 AM..

Good night people.

I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you achieve your goals! Nothing's impossible ♦

WEEK 1

As promised, here is the 1st update on my weekly results.

It was a really long week, and I feel great because of my results. Just finished today's session which went very well, but I still did some huge mistakes which cost me a lot of money. In a spot I thought I have a set of 55 when the board was 68K fd, and went broke with 4th pair.

Currently running 16/13/5, but I feel like I've been playing fairly spewy this week vs. some regulars, and some of them start to play back at me like in every hand we play against each other:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $29.60
Hero (SB): $11.17
BB: $14.24
UTG: $4.70
UTG+1: $10.44
UTG+2: $41.61
MP: $13.18
MP+1: $10.52
CO: $12.08

Hero posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has J♦ T♦

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.24, Hero raises to $0.90, fold, BTN calls $0.66

Flop: ($1.90, 2 players) 7♠ T♥ 5♥
Hero bets $1.00, BTN raises to $2.40, Hero calls $1.40

Turn: ($6.70, 2 players) 6♠
Hero checks, BTN bets $5.00, Hero raises to $7.87 and is all-in, BTN calls $2.87

River: ($22.44, 2 players) 3♦

As I have seen so far, most of the regs are very honest, but few of them are capable to make moves like this. As I said I was playing pretty crazy this week, but today I tighened up a little bit, didn't bluff that much, and I made a 23bb/100 session over 6K hands, and obviously was running hot.

Enough talk, here is the graph for this week:

I was listening to this every day at least twice before and after every session. It's not over, until I WIN!

that video you shared is great, really makes you think, a great video. downloading as I type this now!

Originally posted by carrapa
I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you achieve your goals! Nothing's impossible ♦

thanks, it's always good to see these kind of words.

Originally posted by iFortunatus
that video you shared is great, really makes you think, a great video. downloading as I type this now!

Yeah, it's definitely +EV ♠_cool:

So I was looking around in the VIP Store, and was wondering, what should I do with my FPPs? In the past I exchanged them for t-shirts and stuff, but now I have all of them. At this moment I have 6K FPPs, and don't know how the cash game grinders use them. Should I wait until I reach Platinum Star and exchange it for cash, or is it more +EV to buy tourney tickets or play some satellites to bigger tourneys? ♠_confused:

Yesterday was my day off, which does not mean, that I don't play poker, it means that I don't play cash, instead some turbo tourneys and the 2 weekly VIP freerolls. I made $20 so at least I did not lost, but also a little sad, because I could have a deep run if Mr. Stars could let me:

PokerStars - $1+$0.25+$0.10|4000/8000 Ante 800 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 189,814
UTG: 117,444
UTG+1: 267,946
UTG+2: 125,398
MP: 125,223
MP+1: 470,039
Hero (CO): 186,421
BTN: 141,040
SB: 165,376

9 players post ante of 800, SB posts SB 4,000, BB posts BB 8,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 19,200) Hero has Q♣ J♣

fold, fold, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 8,000, Hero raises to 24,000, fold, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 16,000

Flop: (67,200, 2 players) Q♦ K♣ T♠
MP+1 checks, Hero bets 32,000, MP+1 calls 32,000

Turn: (131,200, 2 players) 5♠
MP+1 checks, Hero bets 129,621 and is all-in, MP+1 calls 129,621

River: (390,442, 2 players) Q♠

If I could ship this, I would have a 50BB stack, and maybe make some big score.

Whatever, today I'm going to start the grind again and build the roll. GL at the tables!

I felt like I'm playing decent today until this idiot reg came around, and that kind of s**t puts me on tilt really hard. He 3best 47% SBvsBU over 2.3K hands and not willing to fold vs 4bets, he calls 30%, push 50% and fold the rest. It seems other regs let him do that, but if he wants to pick a fight, he's gonna get it! ♠_cool:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): $10.94
SB: $29.69
BB: $6.37
UTG: $10.61
UTG+1: $10.42
UTG+2: $5.00
MP: $6.40
MP+1: $19.84
CO: $10.77

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has A♥ 7♠

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.25, SB raises to $0.90, fold, Hero raises to $2.20, SB raises to $29.69 and is all-in, Hero calls $8.74 and is all-in

Flop: ($21.98, 2 players) 6♠ 5♥ 9♦

Turn: ($21.98, 2 players) 4♥

River: ($21.98, 2 players) Q♥

w00t may i ask whats your 4B range? bluff to value ratio? that was a call 3B spot, instead of going out of line totally -.-

Originally posted by AlvisR
w00t may i ask whats your 4B range? bluff to value ratio? that was a call 3B spot, instead of going out of line totally -.-

Yeah, maybe out of line a bit. But if he shoves that, he basically shoves any2, and A7o has 59% EQ. vs. that. Anyway, now I think that this guy holds a personal vendetta against me:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): $10.15
SB: $19.83
BB: $5.02
UTG: $13.02
UTG+1: $13.09
UTG+2: $4.95
MP: $7.58
MP+1: $3.46
CO: $9.75

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 4♣ J♣

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.25, SB raises to $0.90, fold, Hero calls $0.65

Flop: ($1.90, 2 players) J♠ 6♣ 2♣
SB bets $1.20, Hero raises to $3.50, SB raises to $18.93 and is all-in, Hero calls $5.75 and is all-in

Turn: ($20.40, 2 players) 2♦

River: ($20.40, 2 players) Q♠

And it's always good to flop a straight flush! ♠_biggrin:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): $22.28
SB: $9.80
BB: $10.62
UTG: $5.13
UTG+1: $10.00
UTG+2: $11.37
MP: $13.26
MP+1: $11.97
CO: $5.00

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 6♥ 5♥

fold, fold, UTG+2 raises to $0.30, fold, MP+1 calls $0.30, fold, Hero calls $0.30, fold, fold

Flop: ($1.05, 3 players) 8♥ 9♥ 7♥
UTG+2 bets $0.60, MP+1 calls $0.60, Hero calls $0.60

Turn: ($2.85, 3 players) Q♠
UTG+2 checks, MP+1 checks, Hero bets $1.70, fold, MP+1 calls $1.70

River: ($6.25, 2 players) A♣
MP+1 bets $3.00, Hero raises to $19.68 and is all-in, MP+1 calls $6.37 and is all-in

OK, that's enough for today. I withdrew my money from stars, only left 30BIs in it. I feel like I can't win a single bigger pot and my opponents always outflop or suck out on me. I'm tilted so much and spewed away a couple of BIs. I won't play for 1 or 2 days because I feel I have rest a bit.

Dont be to much dissapointed, that is happening to everyone!!
I take pause for 1-2weeks sometimes,to start with clean head again!

GL....

1st Hand JT in BB
-call preflop
-cbet shove/fold NEVER CALL

2nd hand

A7o(don't 4bet bluff)...how can u call???

3rd
J4s fold/3b preflop never raise flop vs reg,
ofc u can attack OTT with raise/call vs 2nd barell or call down,depending on how aggro is he.

Originally posted by Yozan
GL....

1st Hand JT in BB
-call preflop
-cbet shove/fold NEVER CALL

2nd hand

A7o(don't 4bet bluff)...how can u call???

3rd
J4s fold/3b preflop never raise flop vs reg,
ofc u can attack OTT with raise/call vs 2nd barell or call down,depending on how aggro is he.

Hey, thanks for the help bro. I really appreciate your help. I know my game has a lot of leaks and trying to fix those, still learning. A7o was really off and the J4s should be a call vs that spazzy reg. You never 3bet J10s from blinds, I mean if BU folds like 70-80% vs resteal?

Originally posted by TinciBAD
Dont be to much dissapointed, that is happening to everyone!!
I take pause for 1-2weeks sometimes,to start with clean head again!

I can't afford that long time to rest. Played a bit today just to see how I do and did not tilt, so tomorrow gonna continue the grind!

Originally posted by JJWic3
You never 3bet J10s from blinds, I mean if BU folds like 70-80% vs resteal?

It can't be bad,but I prefer postflop play vs a wideeeee rangeeeeeee!!!

In Sb always,in BB u get a to better price to see a flop with a hand that can't 3b for value hit Tp and stack off for 100bb's

Calling preflop keeps ure opponent wide range in play,which allow u to make moves ,flop,turn even river when u have a draw.

NP.GL!!!

Saw ure play with A7o,and obv thought u have to study more&fast.GL!

WEEK 2

Let's see the graph first:

OK! I can tell this is ridicolous! I mean, I was playing so bad and so tilted that it hurts. Played a couple of hands yesterday and I felt I can go on and grind, but these fing idiots just tilt me baaad! Seriously I'm getting sick of fullring. Every fing time I have KK someone has AA 80% of the time and stacks me. And if I have AA, they call my 4bet IP and somehow always flop a set w/ QQ and JJ, because that's why they 3bet pre..to call 4bets. Geniuses!

Don't want to blame others because I suck, but how can a reg do this s**t :

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $10.00
SB: $5.85
BB: $10.00
UTG: $3.92
UTG+1: $17.44
UTG+2: $9.86
Hero (MP): $10.08
MP+1: $23.77
CO: $4.40

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has A♥ A♠

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.30, MP+1 calls $0.30, fold, BTN raises to $1.00, fold, fold, Hero raises to $2.60, fold, BTN calls $1.60

Flop: ($5.65, 2 players) 9♦ 7♥ 7♦
Hero bets $2.10, BTN calls $2.10

Turn: ($9.85, 2 players) 5♦
Hero bets $5.38 and is all-in, BTN calls $5.30 and is all-in

River: ($20.45, 2 players) J♥

Good, that' enough whining. So what I'm going to do is leave that nitty s**t and give a shot to SH. It's not new to me, I have played a nice volume in SH so it should be fine. I just played 300 hands today just to see how it goes and saw a lot of players from the fullring tables and I have 9 handed stats on them, so it will be interesting.

An other thing I want to say is that I want to reach Platinum Star and I will have to play more:

Maybe I should play even on Saturdays? ♠_confused:

OK. Overall this week was disappointing and feel a bit down but not goona let it make me depressed or feel like a loser. Maybe poker is not for me. I still have my job, so no financial problems so far, but it would be really great if I could make this grinding s**t. For real!

And then I can sing this..Good night people!