Building 10$ --> $500 (NL2-NL20)

Hi there Berzerekki and welcome to blogging and the to English community of course!

Ok, first I'd like to point out your English is very good. I understood all of your introduction very well.

Secondly, if you're starting to play with such a small bankroll, have you considered playing Short Stack Strategy(SSS) or Mid-Stack Strategy(MSS)? It may save you having to depsoit even though it may take a little longer to get to your target $50.
The link tot he strategies is here:

http://www.pokerstrategy.com/strategy/sss/

It's up to you of course and it's only a suggestion. Maybe I should just suggest you run really really hot and get there by next week. ♠_cool:

Anyway, good luck with your challenge and make sure it stays fun!

Mal.

Originally posted by gadget51
Hi there Berzerekki and welcome to blogging and the to English community of course!

Ok, first I'd like to point out your English is very good. I understood all of your introduction very well.

Secondly, if you're starting to play with such a small bankroll, have you considered playing Short Stack Strategy(SSS) or Mid-Stack Strategy(MSS)? It may save you having to depsoit even though it may take a little longer to get to your target $50.
The link tot he strategies is here:

http://www.pokerstrategy.com/strategy/sss/

It's up to you of course and it's only a suggestion. Maybe I should just suggest you run really really hot and get there by next week. ♠_cool:

Anyway, good luck with your challenge and make sure it stays fun!

Mal.

Yeah, i should read those articles before starting the project. Im just waiting my money from iPoker and be ready to transfer funds back to pokerstars. Found out that iPoker- net is really quiet place for cash games. ♠_confused: Im just paranoid with pokerstars for some reason.. o.O
I know poker terms in Finnish, but correct me if my English terms are wrong etc.. ^^

Best of luck to you!

Hello again!
It's been few days after starting the project. I've been playing 4-5 tables NL2 cash games and my bankroll is now $14,84!. There has been few setbacks... Losing pairs against aces. But thats normal. I feel real confident about my playing at the NL2 stakes. Normally i've been playing in NL5-10 but with this kind of starting roll. I have to stat at the bottom.

Im going to post some graphs and important hands here as soon as possible. So i think it's much nicer to follow up what's going on. (For me example ♦ ). Im doing this blog for me. Im not sure if anyone even reads this, but its kind of a process to learn when im writing things up.

Im going to earn 20$ in this month. I have 2 weeks left and i have lots of stuff to do. (Like attending to university parties, seeing friends around Finland etc.. =D) Ofcourse im taking my laptop with me so i can keep reaching for my destination at poker.

I wish to you all a very pleasant week and gl for games!
Stay tuned!

You've won nearly half your bankroll already!? good work so far then! ♠_evil:

Don't forget to post any hands that made you stop and go, hmmmmm in ourhand evaluation forums for the experts to keep you on the right track and going up!

https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/board.php?boardid=1387

Have fun at the parties by the way, but don't play after them!

Regards,

Mal.

Originally posted by gadget51
You've won nearly half your bankroll already!? good work so far then! ♠_evil:

Don't forget to post any hands that made you stop and go, hmmmmm in ourhand evaluation forums for the experts to keep you on the right track and going up!

https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/board.php?boardid=1387

Have fun at the parties by the way, but don't play after them!

Regards,

Mal.

I sure do Just a quick peek for my roll now. I played 1 hour cash games today! I hope im not crashing too low.

♠_cool:

13.11.2013

Im trying to keep this blog up. Today i played about 4 hours NL2 and i managed to get my roll up to $24,41 !! Im in a huge upswing atm. Well i got few bad beats and stopped playing for 30-60mins.

Tomorrow, my goal is to reach $30 and maybe trying NL5 table. I think im going to go trough NL5 after i reach $50.

Well im going to be a dull today and i have lots stuff to do tomorrow
Im keeping updating this much more: telling about myself as a poker player, how i am playing, what kind of hands im playing and some analyzes about hands.

Ciao,

Nothing today, i played about 4 hours 6 tables NL2, got my bankroll up to $28,73,about 2,5Bins which is nice. I lost couple of hands kings vs aces, but its standard to go broke with KK. Well, tomorrow is a new day.

Hope i'll get 3-4Buy-ins tomorrow and break the $30 limit

Im super busy with school atm. Im studying physics, mathematics and chemistry. Im sooo bad at linear algebra and im stressed out that im not going to pass the course. Well, i spend my days at university and about 3-4 hours sitting on a computer and playing poker. Im trying to start gym but the gym cards is a little expensive for a student. (50€/semester). Well i have to earn it playing poker

Good night,
i'll hope cards run well tomorrow.

Nice to see you too here from Finnish community.

Hopefully you can climb levels soon and reach your goal. Gl!!!

16.11.13 Saturday

Huaaah, last 2 days were major downshift. I reached over $32, but then i came crushing down.. over 6Bins. I reviewed my hands and there was basic AK/AA vs A8,sets, so there's nothing much i can do. Now my roll is $20,17, i played for change a few SnG's, $1.50 and i reached for few final table. I played "like in the book": tigh/aggressive strategy. I managed to double up in the middle of the tournaments and reached final table finally busting out for 4th or 5rd place.. -__- cashing out double the buy in.

Today, im going to try a new perspective of cash games. Trying to tightened strategy, i played a little loose at loose/aggressive table.

Here is one of the hands yesterdays sessions..

I dont have much information about the villains. about 40 hands behind. SB: VPIP: 43 PFR: 32 3-BET: 0 WTSD: 33

MP3: Is the same that sb but 3-bet is 33,3 and is playing loose.
I think i should 3-bet from the button. But i just call..
At the flop i just call, because i have the position and MP3 is c-betting at any hand.
What do you guys think?

Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 8 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (BTN): $2.44 (122 bb)
SB: $2.65 (132.5 bb)
BB: $5.03 (251.5 bb)
UTG+2: $0.80 (40 bb)
MP1: $0.86 (43 bb)
MP2: $2.03 (101.5 bb)
MP3: $2.02 (101 bb)
CO: $1.76 (88 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with K J
3 folds, MP3 raises to $0.06, CO folds, Hero calls $0.06, SB calls $0.05, BB folds

Flop: ($0.20) 4 T K (3 players)
SB checks, MP3 bets $0.12, Hero calls $0.12, SB calls $0.12

Turn: ($0.56) 3 (3 players)
SB checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets $0.30, SB calls $0.30, MP3 folds

River: ($1.16) 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.56, SB raises to $2.17 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.40 and is all-in

Results:

Ps. Im playing atm $1,50 SnG's.

Lost just over half of stack with hand KK vs Q2o, calls my raise under 10BB at blinds and flopped two pair. wtf is happening. ♦