PlaySmart 2015 Challenge: From 300$ to 10K$ !

Good luck with the challenge and keep the updates coming.:f_drink:

Hello PlaySmart

Welcome on the PokerStrategy forum

Nice that you started a challenge on the cash game tables
Are you planning to play short handed or full ring tables?

It looks like your still a basic member and than you can’t post pictures yet. The easiest way to get bronze is using 1 or more of our free money offers on poker rooms you don’t have a account yet.

Further I wish you all the best to reach a 10k bankroll

Best regards,
SDK1987

Challenge Days 1&2&3

Originally posted by remy18
Good luck with the challenge and keep the updates coming.:f_drink:

Thanks! I will update 2 times/week!

Originally posted by SDK1987
Hello PlaySmart

Welcome on the PokerStrategy forum

Nice that you started a challenge on the cash game tables
Are you planning to play short handed or full ring tables?

It looks like your still a basic member and than you can’t post pictures yet. The easiest way to get bronze is using 1 or more of our free money offers on poker rooms you don’t have a account yet.

Further I wish you all the best to reach a 10k bankroll

Best regards,
SDK1987

Thank you, SDK1987! I play 6max on PokerStars and Coral! I study at the moment the best deal for me to move to another platform my small roll from Stars and have 100% first deposit bonus and a nice rakeback deal!

I started the challenge Sunday afternoon on 31 May and played for 2hours , set up HUD and made a schedule for this week.
First step is to make 10buyins at 5nl!

I slowly get in shape but at the moment i m not happy at all with my play and i have a lot of work to do off tables! The main objectif for
first 2-3 weeks is to keep in pace with my schedule because i m sure that results will catch up eventually!

Here are the results for the first 3 days of the challenge:

20hours/play/12.872/hands= -27.84$ .

BR=300$(initial roll)-27.84$ = 272.16$ .

I want to play 6 days/week so i will take Thursday off, relax a bit and grind again the weekend days. Next update will be on Sunday!

GL at the tables!

Challenge days 4@5@6

In the last 3 days I played 16 hours and 8296 hands at 5nl, Stars and 4nl,euro, Coral.
Here are the results:

I also got 8$ first deposit bonus on Coral.
So, at 5nl we have -27.84$(last update) + 48.06$ = +20.22$
CurrentTarget: 10buyins at 5nl= 50$ (+20.22$/40.44%)

BR= 272.16$ + 48.06$ + 8$ = 328.22$

Challenge day 7

I had a great day today at the tables! Played good, table selected carefully, run good and up 13buyins! I found some nice recreational players on Stars at euros and pounds tables!

So, at 5nl we have +20.22$(last update) + 64.49$ = +84.71$

First Target: 10buyins at 5nl=50$ (+84.71$) DONE!

BR= 328.22$ + 64.49$ = 392.71$

CurrentTarget: BR=750$ (winnings at 10nl+rakeback)

Today I start watching W34z3l 6-max Walkthrough Series and i feel that it will help me a lot ! First episode: Preparing for takeoff
http://ro.pokerstrategy.com/video/32673/

GL at the tables!

Good luck and hope soon you'll touch the targets...♠_thumbsup:

Best of luck!

I`m looking forward to see some interesting hands too and read about your thought process.

Originally posted by NutzAreOk
Best of luck!

I`m looking forward to see some interesting hands too and read about your thought process.

Thanks! Will post some hands too with the next updates!

Challenge days 8@9

I played only 7 hours in the last two days, 3202 hands at 10nl and i made some big mistakes!

BR= 392.71$ - 34.47$ = 358.24$

I watched another video of W34z3l 6-max Walkthrough Series : You Raise, I 3-bet! http://www.pokerstrategy.com/video/32882/

ThreadSaver:

Spoiler

nice sweater
for me if i look at my winrate and my graph for the day, i put pressure on myself, especially if i previously had a great day.
That is why i dont post daily graphs or daily results, i just post weekly my overall graph on first page of my blog and all the daily session in a single photo.

Challenge days 10@11@12

Because of some real life issues I didn t manage to play as much as i want in the weekend. Only 14 hours and 7223 hands! Also i played 5nl because I wasn t playing my A game most of the time!
Here are the results:

BR= 358.24$ - 7.88$ = 350.36$

Next weeks goals:
1. Play 6 days : 44h
2. Watch the next 3 videos of W34z3l 6-max Walkthrough Series!
3. Go throught played hands and Post 6 of them here!
4. Read 50pages of The Poker Mindset!

Challenge days 13@14@15

I have to study more because the results are very poor!

BR= 350.36$ + 3.76$ = 354.12$

I watched 3 videos:
- W34z3l's Walkthrough - Like a HUDless Chicken

- W34z3l's Walkthrough - C-Betting and Planning

- w34z3l zooming the Micros - NL10

Hope to play/run better in the weekend and go up with the bankroll!

sick volume subbed! gl

subbed super sick volume indeed , how do you play so much on a day and dont burn out?
Edit: can you also tell something about your poker past ?

Originally posted by vonki
sick volume subbed! gl
Thanks!

Originally posted by RMSjoshua
subbed super sick volume indeed , how do you play so much on a day and dont burn out?
Edit: can you also tell something about your poker past ?

I m trying my best to complete the challenge, step by step! Motivation is very high so it s not a problem to play 40-50h/week!
Mostly I am a microstakes player who wants to improve a lot and go up stakes, build a bankroll and be a winning player at 100-200nl!

Challenge days 16@17@18

I decided that this month i will grind only 5nl because i dont feel comfortable with my play at the moment. I want to watch more videos, go through my hands, improve my mental game and then go up at 10nl! There is no rush so i take it slow, step by step! I will cut down the number of tables and play only 4-6 !
Results are disastrous for the last days!

BR= 354.12$ - 55.38$ = 298.74$