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Did not play that much in week seven. I had a full task list at work and also more important things than poker to do on the weekend. Nice side effect: three days off poker make me hungry for this week.
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Again, I did not play that much in week eight. I am very busy ATM and do not have that much time for poker.
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I tried to play some more hands in week 9 but failed to do so. Running very bad ATM does also not help to motivate for a higher volume.
Originally posted by irieill
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I tried to play some more hands in week 9 but failed to do so. Running very bad ATM does also not help to motivate for a higher volume.
Yup — sometimes you need to take a break.
Are you playing cash or some tournament format?
My main game still is the 18-man turbo sng. Sometimes I play other formats/games as well to complete some PS-challenges or to just have some variety in the routine.
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And another year has passed. Since I've been sitting at the tables more lately, I'm thinking about officially continuing my challenge...
Only one hand HU... Villian was very aggressive. Could have been an interesting battle.
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PokerStars - 17500/35000 Ante 8750 NL (7 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
EazzyKatka (BB): 46.88 BB
irieill (SB): 17.84 BB
2 players post ante of 0.25 BB, irieill posts SB 0.5 BB, EazzyKatka posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2 BB) irieill has 8:club: 8:diamond:
irieill calls 0.5 BB, EazzyKatka raises to 46.63 BB and is all-in, irieill calls 16.59 BB and is all-in
Flop: (35.67 BB, 2 players) J:diamond: Q:diamond: A:club:
Turn: (35.67 BB, 2 players) 7:diamond:
River: (35.67 BB, 2 players) K:spade:
EazzyKatka shows T:heart: 8:heart: (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 38%, Flop 41%, Turn 18%)
irieill shows 8:club: 8:diamond: (One Pair, Eights)
(Pre 62%, Flop 59%, Turn 82%)
EazzyKatka wins 35.67 BB
I have decided to officially continue my challenge. As some time has passed, preconditions have changed a bit and the PS support told me better to do so, I am going to start over with a new challenge to be able to participate in the raffle still. The numbers are set up as easy as that: starting BR is my current overall BR minus deposits made (for bonuses and new sites obviously) since my last update. The target stays the same. So the difference is only the percentage difference in progress. That is ok for me.
Somehow I managed to win my first tourney on GG playing there not even for 10 days. I definetly made some bad ICM decisions but played a very good HU - at least I think so. I will post some hands in the next days but for now I just want to brag 
From a monetary point of view, I already had a pretty good result on the second day. But it wasn't the first place.
nice one! you see that the challenge itself already brings a lot of luck! Or you just feel like you have some responsibility to bring your A-Game, others could say!
Here is the first hand I would like to share. I thought it was my biggest ICM blunder of the tourney. At the time of action it showed me 11 players left. After that hand I was placed on the FT with 9 players remaining in total. Either display was lame or someone at the other table busted too.
GG Poker - 1,250/2,500 Ante 300 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 6.79 BB
BB: 13.63 BB
UTG: 13.19 BB
CO: 6.63 BB
Hero (BTN): 9.61 BB
5 players post ante of 0.12 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.1 BB) Hero has 9:spade: A:spade:
fold, CO raises to 6.51 BB and is all-in, Hero raises to 9.49 BB and is all-in, fold, fold
Flop: (15.12 BB, 2 players) 9:heart: 4:spade: T:club:
Turn: (15.12 BB, 2 players) K:heart:
River: (15.12 BB, 2 players) 8:spade:
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Hero shows 9:spade: A:spade: (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 31%, Flop 85%, Turn 84%)
CO shows A:diamond: Q:club: (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 69%, Flop 15%, Turn 16%)
Hero wins 15.12 BB
As I do not have an ICMIZER subscription anymore I needed another way of analyzing this spot. I did use HCR Beta before, so I started the app but it pop up some licence issue dialog. Fortunately I am able to use the 14 day trail of HCR Classic. Do you guys have recommendations for alternatives for the future that are not paid?
I imported the hand from my PT4 database and set it up for both cases - 11 and 10 players remaining - as I remember some statement that for tourneys the final table bubble has the most ICM impact. These are the results:
11 players remaining
10 players remaining
In the end no blunder 
Even if I vary the unknown stacksizes on the other table to have a really small stack A9s still remains proftible.
Here are hands of the tourney's early/mid stage with 10BB+ pots I was involved.
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GG Poker - 35/70 Ante 8 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
UTG+1: 42.31 BB
MP: 130.57 BB
CO: 32.79 BB
BTN: 47.04 BB
SB: 41.63 BB
Hero (BB): 40.41 BB
UTG: 47.54 BB
7 players post ante of 0.11 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.3 BB) Hero has A:heart: Q:diamond:
fold, fold, MP raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 7.3 BB, MP calls 5.3 BB
Flop: (15.9 BB, 2 players) Q:heart: T:club: 5:diamond:
Hero bets 5.57 BB, MP calls 5.57 BB
Turn: (27.04 BB, 2 players) 2:club:
Hero checks, MP checks
River: (27.04 BB, 2 players) 4:diamond:
Hero checks, MP bets 5 BB, Hero calls 5 BB
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MP shows Q:spade: A:diamond: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 50%, Flop 50%, Turn 50%)
Hero shows A:heart: Q:diamond: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 50%, Flop 50%, Turn 50%)
MP wins 18.51 BB
Hero wins 18.53 BB
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GG Poker - 50/100 Ante 12 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 27.88 BB
BB: 27.48 BB
UTG: 27.46 BB
UTG+1: 24.19 BB
MP: 35.11 BB
Hero (CO): 30.03 BB
BTN: 32.06 BB
7 players post ante of 0.12 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.34 BB) Hero has Q:spade: A:diamond:
fold, UTG+1 raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero calls 2 BB, BTN calls 2 BB, fold, BB calls 1 BB
Flop: (9.34 BB, 4 players) Q:diamond: 9:club: 9:heart:
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, BTN bets 2.8 BB, fold, UTG+1 calls 2.8 BB, Hero calls 2.8 BB
Turn: (17.74 BB, 3 players) A:spade:
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, BTN checks
River: (17.74 BB, 3 players) A:heart:
UTG+1 bets 7.86 BB, Hero raises to 25.11 BB and is all-in, fold, fold
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Hero wins 33.46 BB
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GG Poker - 125/250 Ante 30 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BB: 12.23 BB
UTG: 14.46 BB
UTG+1: 23.53 BB
MP: 18.18 BB
MP+1: 62.07 BB
CO: 18.1 BB
Hero (BTN): 20.95 BB
SB: 57.38 BB
8 players post ante of 0.12 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.46 BB) Hero has Q:diamond: Q:spade:
fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, fold, BB calls 1 BB
Flop: (5.46 BB, 2 players) T:diamond: 3:heart: 8:heart:
BB bets 10.11 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 10.11 BB
Turn: (25.68 BB, 2 players) J:club:
River: (25.68 BB, 2 players) 4:heart:
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BB shows 6:spade: 2:spade: (High Card, Jack)
(Pre 17%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows Q:diamond: Q:spade: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 83%, Flop 95%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 25.68 BB
Not sure. Really depends on BBs calling range. Would a preflop trap donk shove? Most of the time I should have my 40% here.
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GG Poker - 200/400 Ante 50 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
CO: 17.49 BB
BTN: 16.07 BB
SB: 8.3 BB
BB: 34.08 BB
UTG: 21.95 BB
UTG+1: 3.19 BB
MP: 37.72 BB
Hero (MP+1): 19.67 BB
8 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has K:spade: Q:spade:
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, SB raises to 8.18 BB and is all-in, fold, Hero calls 6.18 BB
Flop: (18.35 BB, 2 players) 7:heart: 9:diamond: 7:spade:
Turn: (18.35 BB, 2 players) 3:spade:
River: (18.35 BB, 2 players) Q:heart:
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SB shows Q:club: K:club: (Two Pair, Queens and Sevens)
(Pre 50%, Flop 48%, Turn 40%)
Hero shows K:spade: Q:spade: (Two Pair, Queens and Sevens)
(Pre 50%, Flop 52%, Turn 60%)
SB wins 9.18 BB
Hero wins 9.18 BB
Normally if I am vs. FD here on the turn I lose the hand 
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GG Poker - 250/500 Ante 60 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 10.37 BB
BB: 27.33 BB
UTG: 13.56 BB
UTG+1: 22.72 BB
MP: 24.4 BB
CO: 26.26 BB
Hero (BTN): 17.6 BB
7 players post ante of 0.12 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.34 BB) Hero has 7:heart: 7:spade:
fold, UTG+1 raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 17.48 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls 14.48 BB
Flop: (37.3 BB, 2 players) 5:diamond: T:club: 8:spade:
Turn: (37.3 BB, 2 players) 6:heart:
River: (37.3 BB, 2 players) J:diamond:
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Hero shows 7:heart: 7:spade: (One Pair, Sevens)
(Pre 55%, Flop 74%, Turn 86%)
UTG+1 shows A:club: K:diamond: (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 45%, Flop 26%, Turn 14%)
Hero wins 37.3 BB
Close and interesting spot where everything depends.
First AQ hand really should end up in allin in one way or other.
In QQ you obviously snap call that versus anyone.
Originally posted by ghaleon
First AQ hand really should end up in allin in one way or other.
Interesting! What is your line? Do you choose sizing for 2 or 3 streets? What do you expect to call? I know I have TPTK in 3bet pot but I do not feel very strong on the flop.
All FT hands up to HU. Feel free to request the details for a specific and.
I pre-selected one. Hopefully someone likes to give some input.
GG Poker - 1,750/3,500 Ante 450 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BB: 35.31 BB
UTG: 4.28 BB
MP: 6.04 BB
CO: 33.97 BB
Hero (BTN): 16.17 BB
SB: 8.81 BB
6 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.27 BB) Hero has J:club: J:spade:
fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 3.14 BB, fold, BB calls 2.14 BB, MP calls 2.14 BB
Flop: (10.68 BB, 3 players) 2:club: 8:club: A:heart:
BB checks, MP bets 2.77 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 2.77 BB, fold
Turn: (16.23 BB, 2 players) 3:spade:
River: (16.23 BB, 2 players) 6:spade:
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MP shows 6:club: K:diamond: (One Pair, Sixes)
(Pre 27%, Flop 12%, Turn 7%)
Hero shows J:club: J:spade: (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 73%, Flop 88%, Turn 93%)
Hero wins 16.23 BB
I did not want to push my healthy stack right into the chipleader in the BB preflop, even if it should be proftible though. Raise should look very strong. If he pushes I have to and would fold. Flop play is without any alternative I think. I can not fold vs MP and I can not push into BB. Luckily BB folds.
Honeymoon challenge “completed”. Mission 26 (as well as mission 30) is not doable for me or 99.9% of all other players.
Originally posted by irieill
Honeymoon challenge “completed”. Mission 26 (as well as mission 30) is not doable for me or 99.9% of all other players.
I was one of those in 99.9%. Mission 26 I didn't even try because I don't play tournaments and this is KO-MTT, 0 changes to win. 30 I tried but stopped when lost too much. Other 28 are quite simple or at least reasonable.