Becoming a Shark!

Wish you all the best in 2016 and with your challenge! Traveling is awesome, hope you post pics here when you make one!

Good luck with your challenge and travel goals.

Where do you live?

Thanks very much guys! Good luck to you both as well !
Haha yeah i will have to take some good photos

Originally posted by Gerardus
Good luck with your challenge and travel goals.

Where do you live?

I stay in Glasgow - but the picture is in Glencoe, which is only 90 miles away.

Gl sir - happy new year!

Thanks Gary! You too!

Well i'm off to a flying start on ipoker even if it's all EV Euros

Two annoying hands where i was going to rage quit but battled on :

IPoker, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $12.97 (129.7 bb)
BB: $10.55 (105.5 bb)
UTG: $9.73 (97.3 bb)
MP: $11.12 (111.2 bb)
CO: $19.63 (196.3 bb)
BTN: $8.15 (81.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 3 3
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.40, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.35, BB folds

Flop: ($0.90) 3 A A (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $0.63, Hero raises to $1.70, MP raises to $10.70, Hero raises to $12.57, MP calls $0.02 and is all-in

Turn: ($22.34) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($22.34) A (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

IPoker, $0.05/$0.10, $0.02 ante No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $12.33 (123.3 bb)
BB: $10 (100 bb)
UTG: $10 (100 bb)
MP: $15.33 (153.3 bb)
CO: $10 (100 bb)
BTN: $9.60 (96 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2 2
UTG raises to $0.20, MP calls $0.20, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.15, BB folds

Flop: ($0.82) 8 6 2 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.10, MP raises to $0.30, Hero raises to $1.30, UTG folds, MP raises to $3.37, Hero raises to $12.11 and is all-in, MP calls $8.74

Turn: ($25.14) K (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($25.14) 9 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

Both hands agains kind of fishy players so hopefully i will get them back at some point.

Hey guys, How's everyone's Sunday grind going ?

I'm finally getting used to the Ipoker skin and not letting anything tilt me as there are so many "fun" players
I seem to be off to a good start so hopefully i can have my best ever month in poker this January ♦

From what I can see my first deposit bonus worked so i have €814 (€10 cleared already) to clear and the rakeback is also very good. Works out at €1 for 375 VPP's - I have already got 5,830 VPP's.
I have been playing normal NL10 tables which are all either € or £ so I think my HM2 might be off slightly so i will just put up my graphs in BB's now.
Bankroll week 6 : $210
Bankroll week 7 : $498 (€459/£337.62)

Total graph on New site :

Also a funny hand here as i was trying to sit out and accidentally sat back in - payed off though
Villain is a 73/40 Whale and i already had a note that he raises big preflop with junk.

IPoker, $0.05/$0.10, $0.02 ante No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $10 (100 bb)
Hero (BB): $10 (100 bb)
UTG: $10 (100 bb)
MP: $22.76 (227.6 bb)
CO: $28.75 (287.5 bb)
BTN: $8.48 (84.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A K
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.50, SB folds, Hero raises to $1.67, BTN calls $1.17

Flop: ($3.51) J 3 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $3.51, Hero raises to $8.31 and is all-in, BTN calls $3.28

Turn: ($17.09) 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($17.09) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

*update*
Slight change to my BRM as updated in first post

Having a few problems today and i'm not sure what's up with me. I seem to be making quite a few mistakes and had a bad session today (-6 BIs)

Here's a few odd hands today :
Villain is a 79/18 fish with 40 RFI UTG over 76 hands and a note to say large bets pre-flop are weak.

IPoker, $0.05/$0.10, $0.02 ante No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $9.88 (98.8 bb)
BB: $10.21 (102.1 bb)
UTG: $10 (100 bb)
Hero (MP): $13.69 (136.9 bb)
CO: $12.82 (128.2 bb)
BTN: $10.06 (100.6 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A J
UTG posts BB OOP, UTG raises to $0.30, Hero calls $0.30, 3 folds, BB calls $0.20

Flop: ($1.07) 6 J 5 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $0.74, Hero raises to $2, BB folds, UTG calls $1.26

Turn: ($5.07) 8 (2 players)
UTG bets $5.07, Hero raises to $10.14, UTG calls $2.61 and is all-in

River: ($20.43) J (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

Villain is 22/17 TAG - with 33 RFI on the BTN / WTSD 24
I think i should be folding to the river raise as what can he really have here that i beat?

IPoker, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 4 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $11.03 (110.3 bb)
Hero (BB): $10 (100 bb)
CO: $7.68 (76.8 bb)
BTN: $10 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7 9
CO folds, BTN raises to $0.25, SB folds, Hero calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.55) A T 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.35, Hero calls $0.35

Turn: ($1.25) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.75, BTN raises to $2.20, Hero calls $1.45

River: ($5.65) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $2.82, BTN raises to $7.20 and is all-in, Hero calls $4.38 and is all-in

Results:

This Villain was 3betting every one of my SB steals and seemed to be playing aggro. 21/16 stats and 13.4(64) 3bet from BB.

IPoker, $0.05/$0.10, $0.02 ante No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $10.54 (105.4 bb)
BB: $10 (100 bb)
UTG: $11.33 (113.3 bb)
MP: $10.91 (109.1 bb)
CO: $9.79 (97.9 bb)
BTN: $12.14 (121.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T A
4 folds, Hero raises to $0.30, BB raises to $0.90, Hero calls $0.60

Flop: ($1.92) 5 Q T (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $1.20, Hero calls $1.20

Turn: ($4.32) T (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $2.80, Hero raises to $8.42 and is all-in, BB calls $5.08 and is all-in

River: ($20.08) 9 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results:

Today i set up my two 24" monitors and my grinding station is almost there.
Just waiting on a wireless mouse, keyboard and headphones and then i can get the laptop off the desk and it will be looking sweet

Here it is - Imagine it with a small wireless keyboard and mouse instead of the laptop under the middle though haha :

Obviously the new set-up is paying off - Today's session :

Hey sir

Seems like you are making quick progress, well done! How are you finding Ipoker may I ask?

By the way, that's a Suzuki gsxr, am I rite? Beautiful.

Oh, and you've got a neat setup, too. ♠_thumbsup:

Originally posted by Pkrpains
Hey sir

Seems like you are making quick progress, well done! How are you finding Ipoker may I ask?

By the way, that's a Suzuki gsxr, am I rite? Beautiful.

Oh, and you've got a neat setup, too. ♠_thumbsup:

Hey
Yeah, trying to catch up with you! Haha.

At first I thought it was full of regs but I'm finding a lot of weak players and quite a few full stacking fish who tilt. I'm also warming to the software but it will never be as good as stars. The rakeback really helps also.

Yeah it is! A 2002 GSXR 750 my dream bike from being a kid. Many thanks!

How are you getting on? Other than running way under EV?

I was quite proud of this yesterday as there is a 21/17 reg on the BB and the whole table was targeting the UTG as he is a 70/7 whale over 130 hands. ♠_cool:

I raise big to get value from the fish as they were limp calling anything and i think the reg spotted this. When the fish calls i'm sure my AhQh is good and it looks like a profitable shoving spot

The reason i am proud is that i would have never realised this 3 months ago

IPoker, $0.05/$0.10, $0.02 ante No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $10.24 (102.4 bb)
BB: $24.13 (241.3 bb)
UTG: $27.84 (278.4 bb)
MP: $10.28 (102.8 bb)
CO: $11.25 (112.5 bb)
Hero (BTN): $12.29 (122.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with A Q
UTG calls $0.10, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.50, SB folds, BB raises to $1.77, UTG calls $1.67, Hero raises to $12.27 and is all-in, 2 folds

Results:

Also getting MAX value from a slow playing reg :

IPoker, $0.05/$0.10, $0.02 ante No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $8.83 (88.3 bb)
BB: $14.51 (145.1 bb)
Hero (MP): $13.14 (131.4 bb)
CO: $17.53 (175.3 bb)
BTN: $10 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with J J
Hero raises to $0.30, CO folds, BTN calls $0.30, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.85) 7 6 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.60, Hero calls $0.60

Turn: ($2.05) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($2.05) J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.80, Hero raises to $12.22 and is all-in, BTN calls $7.28 and is all-in

Results:

nice progress, gl to goals

Thanks Murzius!

Nice setup mate :f_thumbsup:. I've also got 27" monitor recently so grinding start to look very easy :f_biggrin:.

I'm glad to see that you progress very well, just keep them crushed.

And Suzuki is just awesome

Originally posted by srna10
Nice setup mate :f_thumbsup:. I've also got 27" monitor recently so grinding start to look very easy :f_biggrin:.

I'm glad to see that you progress very well, just keep them crushed.

And Suzuki is just awesome

Thanks SRNA - Your not doing too bad yourself
Yeah the bigger monitors make the HUD so much easier to read and it helps that i can have as many tables open as i like now

Play has been rather rough this week with loads of ups and downs but i am definitely playing better and reviewing my hands after every session.
But thankfully a €10 SNG came to the rescue with a €60 win, along with rakeback and my FDP.
To be honest its good to have a small safety net while i am still learning!

Midweek update :
Hands : 5,862
Winnings : +€15.12
Bonus : +€30
Rakeback : +€19
€10 SNG win :+ €60
Bankroll now : €560

Total challenge : ($614/$4000)

Really sweet setup!

Originally posted by vonki
Really sweet setup!

Thanks Vonki
It will look even better tonight with my new wireless keyboard and mouse and I can get the laptop off the desk

Hey Guys, ♠_biggrin:

The last week has been all over the place and I'm a little frustrated at myself as i have not studied much because i am not gold member due to my new account not being tracked properly so i may have to buy Gold status at some point again as all the good videos are on here. I am also wanting to get some coaching from W34z3l at some point so hopefully he gets back to me soon.

I am so happy now that i've got a proper grinding station going on as it makes me feel like i have to take it seriously and motivates me to play :

As for today, it didn't go so well ♠_cry: :

Although Betfair did reward my bad luck ♠_thumbsup: :

I also decided to take a NL20 shot when i was a little tilted from playing at NL10 which didn't go so well ♠_ugly: :

Overall NL10 graph :

So far all i am all over the place and have so many leaks in my game. I'm really not sure where to start but i think it will really benefit me to get some coaching as i want to be at least an NL20 reg by the summer.
I will be doing a full database analysis tomorrow as i need to find some of these leaks and work out how to sort them before it costs me dearly and then i can start making some real

So far January :
Hands : 10,480
Profit : -€99.74
Tournament winnings : €90
SNG winnings : €60
Rakeback : €44
FDB : €50
Bankroll : €546.44

One day i am going to win all the monies!!!!