How to turn T$1000 into $10 000 cash

Originally posted by irieill
No, no, no on every single black decision you have made. Without further information I am asking if you are you playing bingo? Sorry, I do not want be rude. What is your thought process on these hands?

In the first hand A♣:Q♥:, my first mistake was calling the 3-bet I think that if I will continue there I should 4-bet, I do think that was a mistake from my part to call the 90bb shove from the CO, but at this limits players iso way to loose a small stack. Also, being a $5.50 and a bounty, at the beginning of the tournament, players are shoving to wide. ( he should never shove there TT ).

The second hand A♦:T♦: .... I did think that he had a small pair, 55-99, or maybe TT,JJ.....hands that are not playing well post flop.... and also he had the biggest bounty from the table...so I will play ATs even if it is a flip. Yes sometimes he might have AA or TT and I'm pretty much dead, but most of the time it is a flip....and against a big bounty I will always will play this spots.

Sorry for the late reply, I have to use a VPN to access Pokerstrategy since it is illegal in Romania.

Hi everyone,

This past month I kept things chill — just grinding the regular daily tournaments, from the $1.10s up to the $22s. After the WCOOP marathon, I definitely took my foot off the gas a bit.

Still, it was a fun stretch! I jumped into a few of the EPT season events, which added some excitement to the mix. Managed to snag a few nice results both in the daily grind and those EPT events. All in all, it was a slower-paced month — but one with some nice runs and good vibes throughout. Here are some of them:

Overall, I wrapped up the month with a small profit — nothing huge. 💰
This month, I’ll be sticking to the same regular daily tournaments, keeping the grind steady until PokerStars spices things up with some new special events. Let’s see what’s coming next!

The bankroll’s growing slowly but surely — steady progress, no rush. 💪 I’ve also started diving back into study mode — time to patch up those leaks and keep improving my game.

Played from 2.10.2025 to 31.10.2025

Starting Bankroll: T$1000.50
Last week Bankroll: $2980.78
Current Bankroll: $3030.21

Profit from last update: + 49.43

Goal: $10 000

Have a great week everyone

Hi everyone,

This past month I continued playing the dailies tournaments, and I made a schedule that starts at 7:00 PM my time and goes until I finish the last tournament. ( usually around 2:00 AM ), I play micro tournaments starting $0.55 to $11, most of the regulars and pretty much all bounties. The last tournament that I register is the $11 Mini Daily Cooldown.

I started the month cashing in the $5.50 HR Bounty, and continued the next day with the $11 Mystery Bounty and also the Episode 26-L of the EPT Season.

On Tuesday I cashed in the $11 Micro Super, but most of my results came from the $5.50 HR Bounty Builder.

I reached the final table in the $1.10 Bigger on 9th November, I was unlucky to exit after this hand:

PokerStars - 8000/16000 Ante 2000 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: 603,641 (37.7 bb)
Hero (SB): 193,831 (12.1 bb)
BB: 90,490 (5.7 bb)
UTG: 204,472 (12.8 bb)
MP: 590,497 (36.9 bb)
CO: 1,737,069 (108.6 bb)

6 players post ante of 2,000, Hero posts SB 8,000, BB posts 16,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 36,000) Hero has Q♥: Q♦:
3 folds, BTN raises to 32,000, Hero raises to 191,831 and is all-in, fold, BTN calls 159,831

Flop: (411,662, 2 players) T♥: 2♠: K♥:

Turn: (411,662, 2 players) 4♦:

River: (411,662, 2 players) A♦:

Results: 411,662 pot
Final Board: T♥: 2♠: K♥: 4♦: A♦:

Hero shows Q♥: Q♦:: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 68%, Flop 88%, Turn 93%)

BTN shows A♣: 7♣:: (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 32%, Flop 12%, Turn 7%)

BTN wins 411,662

Here are some more $5.50 HR results but still not a final table in this tournament. It seems like I loose focus after 3-4 hours of play.

After this I played the regulars dailies until the Bounty Builder Series started, and that week before was brutal, I lost every single all in:

$11 Mystery

PokerStars - 40/80 Ante 10 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

SB: 21,744 (271.8 bb)
BB: 7,123 (89 bb)
UTG: 9,803 (122.5 bb)
UTG+1: 12,479 (156 bb)
MP: 9,980 (124.8 bb)
Hero (MP+1): 4,341 (54.3 bb)
CO: 10,668 (133.4 bb)
BTN: 12,418 (155.2 bb)

8 players post ante of 10, SB posts 40, BB posts 80

Pre Flop: (pot: 200) Hero has A♣: A♥:
3 folds, Hero raises to 4,331 and is all-in, CO raises to 10,658 and is all-in, fold, SB calls 10,618, fold

Flop: (25,807, 3 players) K♥: 9♠: 4♦:

Turn: (25,807, 3 players) 5♠:

River: (25,807, 3 players) 3♥:

Results: 25,807 pot
Final Board: K♥: 9♠: 4♦: 5♠: 3♥:

SB shows K♠: K♦:: (Three of a Kind, Kings)
Main Pot: [13,153]: (Pre 18%, Flop 86%, Turn 95%)
Side Pot: [12,654]: (Pre 81%, Flop 95%, Turn 100%)

CO shows 9♥: Q♥:: (One Pair, Nines)
Main Pot: [13,153]: (Pre 16%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot: [12,654]: (Pre 19%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows A♣: A♥:: (One Pair, Aces)
Main Pot: [13,153]: (Pre 66%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

SB wins 25,807

Same tournament:

PokerStars - 125/250 Ante 30 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

UTG+1: 5,067 (20.3 bb)
MP: 14,903 (59.6 bb)
MP+1: 24,283 (97.1 bb)
CO: 12,540 (50.2 bb)
BTN: 11,639 (46.6 bb)
SB: 6,886 (27.5 bb)
BB: 15,664 (62.7 bb)
Hero (UTG): 8,558 (34.2 bb)

8 players post ante of 30, SB posts 125, BB posts 250

Pre Flop: (pot: 615) Hero has Q♠: Q♣:
Hero raises to 625, 4 folds, BTN calls 625, 2 folds

Flop: (1,865, 2 players) 3♥: A♣: 3♣:
Hero bets 634, BTN calls 634

Turn: (3,133, 2 players) 6♦:
Hero bets 1,065, BTN calls 1,065

River: (5,263, 2 players) K♠:
Hero checks, BTN bets 5,263, Hero folds

Results: 5,263 pot
Final Board: 3♥: A♣: 3♣: 6♦: K♠:

BTN wins 5,263

Again Mystery $11 next day:

PokerStars - 200/400 Ante 50 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (CO): 20,820 (52.1 bb)
BTN: 37,450 (93.6 bb)
SB: 30,282 (75.7 bb)
BB: 22,930 (57.3 bb)
UTG: 17,511 (43.8 bb)
UTG+1: 47,777 (119.4 bb)
MP: 17,187 (43 bb)

7 players post ante of 50, SB posts 200, BB posts 400

Pre Flop: (pot: 950) Hero has Q♣: Q♦:
UTG calls 400, fold, MP raises to 800, Hero raises to 3,600, 3 folds, UTG calls 3,200, fold

Flop: (8,950, 2 players) A♦: T♥: 3♦:
UTG checks, Hero bets 3,043, UTG calls 3,043

Turn: (15,036, 2 players) 6♦:
UTG checks, Hero checks

River: (15,036, 2 players) K♣:
UTG bets 10,818 and is all-in, Hero folds

Results: 15,036 pot
Final Board: A♦: T♥: 3♦: 6♦: K♣:

UTG wins 15,036

Second Bullet same tournament

PokerStars - 800/1600 Ante 200 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

UTG: 61,500 (38.4 bb)
UTG+1: 14,434 (9 bb)
MP: 73,754 (46.1 bb)
CO: 36,004 (22.5 bb)
Hero (BTN): 15,050 (9.4 bb)
SB: 148,183 (92.6 bb)
BB: 64,582 (40.4 bb)

7 players post ante of 200, SB posts 800, BB posts 1,600

Pre Flop: (pot: 3,800) Hero has K♠: A♥:
4 folds, Hero raises to 14,850 and is all-in, fold, BB calls 13,250

Flop: (31,900, 2 players) Q♠: 2♥: K♥:

Turn: (31,900, 2 players) 2♠:

River: (31,900, 2 players) J♥:

Results: 31,900 pot
Final Board: Q♠: 2♥: K♥: 2♠: J♥:

BB shows K♦: K♣:: (Full House, Kings full of Twos)
(Pre 70%, Flop 95%, Turn 100%)

Hero shows K♠: A♥:: (Two Pair, Kings and Twos)
(Pre 30%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)

BB wins 31,900

$7.50 Tournament:

PokerStars - 2500/5000 Ante 625 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BB: 137,895 (27.6 bb)
UTG: 340,041 (68 bb)
UTG+1: 561,859 (112.4 bb)
Hero (MP): 81,655 (16.3 bb)
CO: 322,572 (64.5 bb)
BTN: 153,958 (30.8 bb)
SB: 45,682 (9.1 bb)

7 players post ante of 625, SB posts 2,500, BB posts 5,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 11,875) Hero has A♦: A♣:
2 folds, Hero raises to 10,500, CO raises to 43,375, 3 folds, Hero raises to 81,030 and is all-in, CO calls 37,655

Flop: (173,935, 2 players) T♥: 4♣: K♠:

Turn: (173,935, 2 players) 2♥:

River: (173,935, 2 players) Q♠:

Results: 173,935 pot
Final Board: T♥: 4♣: K♠: 2♥: Q♠:

Hero shows A♦: A♣:: (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 82%, Flop 90%, Turn 95%)

CO shows Q♥: Q♦:: (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 18%, Flop 10%, Turn 5%)

CO wins 173,935

$3.30 Tournament

PokerStars - 250/500 Ante 60 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (UTG+1): 18,843 (37.7 bb)
MP: 25,524 (51 bb)
MP+1: 16,618 (33.2 bb)
CO: 11,560 (23.1 bb)
BTN: 7,810 (15.6 bb)
SB: 30,555 (61.1 bb)
BB: 13,330 (26.7 bb)
UTG: 65,359 (130.7 bb)

8 players post ante of 60, SB posts 250, BB posts 500

Pre Flop: (pot: 1,230) Hero has K♠: K♦:
UTG raises to 1,000, Hero raises to 4,000, 6 folds, UTG raises to 65,299 and is all-in, Hero calls 14,783 and is all-in

Flop: (38,796, 2 players) Q♣: 5♠: T♣:

Turn: (38,796, 2 players) 4♥:

River: (38,796, 2 players) 3♣:

Results: 38,796 pot
Final Board: Q♣: 5♠: T♣: 4♥: 3♣:

UTG shows A♠: A♣:: (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 82%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)

Hero shows K♠: K♦:: (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 18%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

UTG wins 38,796

$5.50 HR Bounty:

PokerStars - 175/350 Ante 50 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

UTG: 24,830 (70.9 bb)
UTG+1: 24,850 (71 bb)
MP: 44,336 (126.7 bb)
MP+1: 22,675 (64.8 bb)
Hero (CO): 17,439 (49.8 bb)
BTN: 39,143 (111.8 bb)
SB: 24,500 (70 bb)
BB: 31,978 (91.4 bb)

8 players post ante of 50, SB posts 175, BB posts 350

Pre Flop: (pot: 925) Hero has A♣: 9♣:
4 folds, Hero raises to 875, 2 folds, BB calls 525

Flop: (2,325, 2 players) T♦: 5♥: A♠:
BB checks, Hero bets 1,186, BB calls 1,186

Turn: (4,697, 2 players) 5♦:
BB checks, Hero bets 2,395, BB calls 2,395

River: (9,487, 2 players) K♣:
BB bets 13,300, Hero calls 12,933 and is all-in

Results: 35,353 pot
Final Board: T♦: 5♥: A♠: 5♦: K♣:

BB shows Q♠: J♥:: (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 40%, Flop 20%, Turn 9%)

Hero shows A♣: 9♣:: (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 60%, Flop 80%, Turn 91%)

BB wins 35,353

Another $5.50 HR Bounty Builder:

PokerStars - 600/1200 Ante 175 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: 40,833 (34 bb)
SB: 95,527 (79.6 bb)
Hero (BB): 67,429 (56.2 bb)
UTG: 17,065 (14.2 bb)
UTG+1: 110,952 (92.5 bb)
MP: 61,143 (51 bb)
MP+1: 96,672 (80.6 bb)
CO: 52,621 (43.9 bb)

8 players post ante of 175, SB posts 600, Hero posts BB 1,200

Pre Flop: (pot: 3,200) Hero has 9♦: T♠:
2 folds, MP raises to 2,400, 4 folds, Hero calls 1,200

Flop: (6,800, 2 players) 5♦: T♣: 4♥:
Hero checks, MP bets 1,700, Hero calls 1,700

Turn: (10,200, 2 players) 9♠:
Hero checks, MP bets 9,384, Hero raises to 63,154 and is all-in, MP calls 47,484 and is all-in

River: (123,936, 2 players) 7♠:

Results: 123,936 pot
Final Board: 5♦: T♣: 4♥: 9♠: 7♠:

Hero shows 9♦: T♠:: (Two Pair, Tens and Nines)
(Pre 50%, Flop 2%, Turn 9%)

MP shows 5♣: 5♥:: (Three of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 50%, Flop 98%, Turn 91%)

MP wins 123,936

The First Bounty Builder Series event that I played :

PokerStars - 1000/2000 Ante 300 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

MP: 48,470 (24.2 bb)
MP+1: 107,826 (53.9 bb)
Hero (CO): 51,577 (25.8 bb)
BTN: 118,698 (59.3 bb)
SB: 28,749 (14.4 bb)
BB: 247,933 (124 bb)
UTG: 69,258 (34.6 bb)
UTG+1: 41,950 (21 bb)

8 players post ante of 300, SB posts 1,000, BB posts 2,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 5,400) Hero has J♠: J♥:
4 folds, Hero raises to 5,000, 2 folds, BB calls 3,000

Flop: (13,400, 2 players) 2♥: T♣: 6♠:
BB checks, Hero bets 8,978, BB calls 8,978

Turn: (31,356, 2 players) 3♦:
BB checks, Hero bets 37,299 and is all-in, BB calls 37,299

River: (105,954, 2 players) 6♥:

Results: 105,954 pot
Final Board: 2♥: T♣: 6♠: 3♦: 6♥:

BB shows 6♦: Q♥:: (Three of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 28%, Flop 20%, Turn 11%)

Hero shows J♠: J♥:: (Two Pair, Jacks and Sixes)
(Pre 72%, Flop 80%, Turn 89%)

BB wins 105,954

I play with a very conservative bankroll management of 300–400 buy-ins exactly because of periods like this.
Sometimes I run bad, sometimes I play bad – I lose focus, overplay my hands, make mistakes. This is also part of poker, but it’s the side that most people don’t talk about.
A strong bankroll management is what helps you survive these “bad luck + bad play” phases without going broke and allows you to keep playing, learning and improving.

For me Bounty Builder Series was a bust, I cashed in some events and ended with a min cash in the $22 Big Mystery, but with no bounties. This month I will focus on the BSOP Online, I will play some events. Started already and cashed into the first one, so lets hope I can finally end this year big.

So this Month the Bankroll is:

Played from 01.11.2025 to 01.12.2025

Starting Bankroll: T$1000.50
Last week Bankroll: $3030.21
Current Bankroll: $3005.40

Profit from last update: - $24.81

Goal: $10 000

Have a great week everyone

Merry Christmas everyone.

Hi everyone,

I apologize for the late update, been pretty busy this past weeks,

It seems like every other month there is a promotion at Pokerstars and some new series. This past month was BSOP Online with some very nice tournaments and some of them where synchronizing perfectly with my schedule. The series started on 7th of December and I was playing it almost every day, along with my daily scheduled tournaments.

First tournament played on 2nd of December was the $5.50 Micro Bounty Builder , it started rough with me being KO after this hand and it felt like another month of bad beats on the river :

PokerStars - 300/600 Ante 80 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BB: 22,320 (37.2 bb)
UTG: 19,830 (33.1 bb)
UTG+1: 29,808 (49.7 bb)
MP: 87,128 (145.2 bb)
Hero (CO): 17,964 (29.9 bb)
BTN: 22,140 (36.9 bb)
SB: 47,238 (78.7 bb)

7 players post ante of 80, SB posts 300, BB posts 600

Pre Flop: (pot: 1,460) Hero has K♦: K♣:
fold, UTG+1 raises to 1,446, MP calls 1,446, Hero raises to 17,884 and is all-in, 3 folds, UTG+1 raises to 29,728 and is all-in, fold

Flop: (38,674, 2 players) 2♥: T♦: 5♣:

Turn: (38,674, 2 players) 4♠:

River: (38,674, 2 players) A♥:

Results: 38,674 pot
Final Board: 2♥: T♦: 5♣: 4♠: A♥:

UTG+1 shows A♦: K♥:: (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 30%, Flop 16%, Turn 16%)

Hero shows K♦: K♣:: (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 70%, Flop 84%, Turn 84%)

UTG+1 wins 38,674

I started to play almost daily the $11 Mini Daily Cooldown, this one is a Mystery Bounty tournament but it is a turbo (almost a hyper - turbo when you reach the money bubble ), in this one I am trying to get used to learn how to properly play this kind of tournament. I have some learning to do here, and get used to how loose players are playing in this one.

This is my last hand on the first tournament that I played....it's strange to see players shoving Ax hands very easily, compared with other tournaments, even when the mystery bounty is not into play:

PokerStars - 200/400 Ante 50 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

MP+1: 11,627 (29.1 bb)
Hero (CO): 5,086 (12.7 bb)
BTN: 19,755 (49.4 bb)
SB: 48,107 (120.3 bb)
BB: 14,387 (36 bb)
UTG: 5,280 (13.2 bb)
UTG+1: 8,842 (22.1 bb)
MP: 17,880 (44.7 bb)

8 players post ante of 50, SB posts 200, BB posts 400

Pre Flop: (pot: 1,000) Hero has J♣: J♦:
UTG raises to 5,230 and is all-in, 3 folds, Hero calls 5,036 and is all-in, 2 folds, BB calls 4,830

Flop: (16,096, 3 players) 7♠: 5♣: 3♥:

Turn: (16,096, 3 players) 6♥:

River: (16,096, 3 players) K♥:

Results: 16,096 pot
Final Board: 7♠: 5♣: 3♥: 6♥: K♥:

BB shows 6♦: A♠:: (One Pair, Sixes)
Main Pot: [15,708]: (Pre 23%, Flop 18%, Turn 2%)
Side Pot: [388]: (Pre 46%, Flop 20%, Turn 2%)

UTG shows 4♠: 4♦:: (Straight, Seven High)
Main Pot: [15,708]: (Pre 18%, Flop 17%, Turn 97%)
Side Pot: [388]: (Pre 55%, Flop 80%, Turn 98%)

Hero shows J♣: J♦:: (One Pair, Jacks)
Main Pot: [15,708]: (Pre 60%, Flop 65%, Turn 2%)

UTG wins 16,096

For me BSOP Online started on 7th with the BSOP Online 12-L event, played well and managed to get into cash places and got some bounties along the way. After that I continued with BSOP 03 - Sunday Storm Special and got a decent result. I was really hoping to get into day 2 there, I was in a good position there, but I made some stupid mistakes postflop and ruined my stack: ♠_mad:

PokerStars - 3000/6000 Ante 700 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

SB: 293,755 (49 bb)
BB: 655,948 (109.3 bb)
UTG: 72,340 (12.1 bb)
UTG+1: 387,130 (64.5 bb)
MP: 385,998 (64.3 bb)
MP+1: 114,826 (19.1 bb)
CO: 159,691 (26.6 bb)
Hero (BTN): 163,165 (27.2 bb)

8 players post ante of 700, SB posts 3,000, BB posts 6,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 14,600) Hero has A♠: Q♠:
2 folds, MP calls 6,000, fold, CO raises to 18,000, Hero raises to 54,000, 3 folds, CO calls 36,000

Flop: (128,600, 2 players) 4♠: 3♣: 7♥:
CO checks, Hero bets 37,724, CO calls 37,724

Turn: (204,048, 2 players) 7♦:
CO bets 67,267 and is all-in, Hero calls 67,267

River: (338,582, 2 players) 7♠:

Results: 338,582 pot
Final Board: 4♠: 3♣: 7♥: 7♦: 7♠:

CO shows A♥: K♦:: (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 70%, Flop 81%, Turn 86%)

Hero shows A♠: Q♠:: (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 30%, Flop 19%, Turn 14%)

CO wins 338,582

Continued to play and had some nice results but nothing exceptional, until the 21th of December when I had a nice Sunday with my biggest run on $11 Mini Cooldown Mystery, I managed to get into the money and had a nice result, but still here I got out in a brutal way....It was a rough month when I think about how I keep exiting this tournaments. Nevertheless the result was the best of the month. ♠_thumbsup: Even though the results are there is ugly to see how I finish my tournaments on Pokerstars, but this is poker, that's way I love it.

Here is the last hand of my biggest win this past month:

PokerStars - 8000/16000 Ante 2000 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

SB: 305,110 (19.1 bb)
BB: 608,890 (38.1 bb)
UTG: 485,189 (30.3 bb)
UTG+1: 255,548 (16 bb)
MP: 85,700 (5.4 bb)
MP+1: 540,826 (33.8 bb)
CO: 444,204 (27.8 bb)
Hero (BTN): 208,820 (13.1 bb)

8 players post ante of 2,000, SB posts 8,000, BB posts 16,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 40,000) Hero has J♦: A♣:
UTG raises to 32,000, fold, MP raises to 83,700 and is all-in, 2 folds, Hero raises to 206,820 and is all-in, fold, BB raises to 606,890 and is all-in, fold

Flop: (553,340, 3 players) T♠: A♠: 8♠:

Turn: (553,340, 3 players) 7♦:

River: (553,340, 3 players) A♥:

Results: 553,340 pot
Final Board: T♠: A♠: 8♠: 7♦: A♥:

BB shows 8♥: 8♦:: (Full House, Eights full of Aces)
Main Pot: [307,100]: (Pre 45%, Flop 78%, Turn 83%)
Side Pot: [246,240]: (Pre 60%, Flop 92%, Turn 90%)

Hero shows J♦: A♣:: (Three of a Kind, Aces)
Main Pot: [307,100]: (Pre 32%, Flop 7%, Turn 10%)
Side Pot: [246,240]: (Pre 40%, Flop 8%, Turn 10%)

MP shows A♦: T♦:: (Full House, Aces full of Tens)
Main Pot: [307,100]: (Pre 23%, Flop 15%, Turn 7%)

BB wins 246,240
MP wins 307,100

After that I had a little break before Christmas and also New Year, but for the first time I wrote down some poker goals I set for myself for 2026, there are ambitious, but with the right amount of work doable :

* Build a bankroll online for the mid stakes ( $25 - $55)
* Make Sunday Million a regular tournament into my weekly schedule
* Play GGMasters on regular bases
* Win a SCOOP 2026 event
* Win a seat online to WSOP 2026 ----> this one is the main one, I want it the most.
* Win a WCOOP 2026 event
* Qualify to an EPT live event ( dream is Barcelona )

I will let you guys know at the end of next year if I completed any of them.

So I'm starting the 2026 with:

Played from 2.12.2025 to 31.12.2025

Starting Bankroll: T$1000.50
Last week Bankroll: $3005.40
Current Bankroll: $3047.31

Profit from last update: + $41.91

Goal: $10 000

Have a great month everyone and good luck at the tables

Hello Everyone,

Busy month for me, I also took a little break from poker towards the end of the month. My new year started fast with a jump into the first event of the New Year Series the $3.30 Mystery, where I played 3 bullets. I started good in this one, played a strong a game for the first hour, up until this hand:

PokerStars - 350/700 Ante 90 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

UTG: 25,000 (35.7 bb)
UTG+1: 34,484 (49.3 bb)
MP: 23,880 (34.1 bb)
MP+1: 46,007 (65.7 bb)
CO: 34,506 (49.3 bb)
BTN: 25,893 (37 bb)
Hero (SB): 29,000 (41.4 bb)
BB: 74,565 (106.5 bb)

8 players post ante of 90, Hero posts SB 350, BB posts 700

Pre Flop: (pot: 1,770) Hero has K♦: A♦:
fold, UTG+1 raises to 1,400, MP raises to 4,200, 2 folds, BTN calls 4,200, Hero raises to 28,910 and is all-in, 2 folds, MP calls 19,590 and is all-in, BTN calls 21,603 and is all-in

Flop: (78,216, 3 players) 8♦: 4♣: 4♥:

Turn: (78,216, 3 players) 3♦:

River: (78,216, 3 players) 5♦:

Results: 78,216 pot
Final Board: 8♦: 4♣: 4♥: 3♦: 5♦:

Hero shows K♦: A♦:: (Flush, Ace High)
Main Pot: [74,190]: (Pre 39%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot: [4,026]: (Pre 48%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)

BTN shows 8♥: 8♠:: (Full House, Eights full of Fours)
Main Pot: [74,190]: (Pre 18%, Flop 90%, Turn 95%)
Side Pot: [4,026]: (Pre 52%, Flop 99%, Turn 100%)

MP shows J♣: J♥:: (Two Pair, Jacks and Fours)
Main Pot: [74,190]: (Pre 43%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

BTN wins 78,216

After that I raised myself up to 15bb, and when the next level came I shoved 11bb from UTG with TT, and 3 players called:

PokerStars - 400/800 Ante 100 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

MP: 26,960 (33.7 bb)
MP+1: 24,900 (31.1 bb)
CO: 29,595 (37 bb)
BTN: 43,407 (54.3 bb)
SB: 60,449 (75.6 bb)
BB: 71,939 (89.9 bb)
Hero (UTG): 8,561 (10.7 bb)
UTG+1: 94,620 (118.3 bb)

8 players post ante of 100, SB posts 400, BB posts 800

Pre Flop: (pot: 2,000) Hero has T♣: T♠:
Hero raises to 8,461 and is all-in, fold, MP raises to 26,860 and is all-in, MP+1 calls 24,800 and is all-in, 2 folds, SB raises to 56,800, fold

Flop: (88,581, 4 players) 3♥: 8♣: 4♠:

Turn: (88,581, 4 players) A♣:

River: (88,581, 4 players) Q♠:

Results: 88,581 pot
Final Board: 3♥: 8♣: 4♠: A♣: Q♠:

SB shows A♥: K♦:: (One Pair, Aces)
Main Pot: [35,444]: (Pre 22%, Flop 14%, Turn 88%)
Side Pot #1: [49,017]: (Pre 26%, Flop 15%, Turn 93%)
Side Pot #2: [4,120]: (Pre 36%, Flop 20%, Turn 95%)

MP shows 9♠: 9♦:: (One Pair, Nines)
Main Pot: [35,444]: (Pre 16%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot #1: [49,017]: (Pre 20%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot #2: [4,120]: (Pre 65%, Flop 80%, Turn 5%)

MP+1 shows K♠: K♣:: (One Pair, Kings)
Main Pot: [35,444]: (Pre 44%, Flop 67%, Turn 3%)
Side Pot #1: [49,017]: (Pre 53%, Flop 75%, Turn 3%)

Hero shows T♣: T♠:: (One Pair, Tens)
Main Pot: [35,444]: (Pre 18%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

SB wins 88,581

After this I entered the second time, I managed to double up fast, and played well up until this hand...I overplayed my hand here and that cost me a lot:

PokerStars - 600/1200 Ante 150 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BB: 24,575 (20.5 bb)
UTG: 37,500 (31.3 bb)
UTG+1: 32,643 (27.2 bb)
MP: 103,363 (86.1 bb)
MP+1: 101,080 (84.2 bb)
CO: 25,000 (20.8 bb)
Hero (BTN): 44,670 (37.2 bb)
SB: 20,725 (17.3 bb)

8 players post ante of 150, SB posts 600, BB posts 1,200

Pre Flop: (pot: 3,000) Hero has J♣: K♦:
fold, UTG+1 raises to 2,628, MP calls 2,628, 2 folds, Hero calls 2,628, SB calls 2,028, fold

Flop: (12,912, 4 players) 9♥: J♦: 8♣:
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP checks, Hero bets 5,385, fold, UTG+1 calls 5,385, fold

Turn: (23,682, 2 players) J♥:
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 12,078, UTG+1 raises to 24,480 and is all-in, Hero calls 12,402

River: (72,642, 2 players) T♦:

Results: 72,642 pot
Final Board: 9♥: J♦: 8♣: J♥: T♦:

UTG+1 shows Q♥: T♠:: (Straight, Queen High)
(Pre 38%, Flop 96%, Turn 77%)

Hero shows J♣: K♦:: (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 62%, Flop 4%, Turn 23%)

UTG+1 wins 72,642

Right after I doubled up again, but unfortunately my second entry came to an end in 99 vs JJ. 3rd entry went good until the money bubble when I got this hand.
You can't make this s*** up

PokerStars - 1250/2500 Ante 325 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (CO): 33,545 (13.4 bb)
BTN: 87,199 (34.9 bb)
SB: 120,050 (48 bb)
BB: 35,425 (14.2 bb)
UTG: 24,350 (9.7 bb)
UTG+1: 9,444 (3.8 bb)
MP: 59,897 (24 bb)
MP+1: 59,303 (23.7 bb)

8 players post ante of 325, SB posts 1,250, BB posts 2,500

Pre Flop: (pot: 6,350) Hero has K♣: K♥:
4 folds, Hero raises to 6,250, BTN raises to 86,874 and is all-in, SB raises to 119,725 and is all-in, fold, Hero calls 26,970 and is all-in

Flop: (212,068, 3 players) 7♠: K♦: J♥:

Turn: (212,068, 3 players) 9♦:

River: (212,068, 3 players) Q♥:

Results: 212,068 pot
Final Board: 7♠: K♦: J♥: 9♦: Q♥:

SB shows A♥: A♣:: (One Pair, Aces)
Main Pot: [104,760]: (Pre 66%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot: [107,308]: (Pre 79%, Flop 88%, Turn 76%)

BTN shows T♦: T♠:: (Straight, King High)
Main Pot: [104,760]: (Pre 18%, Flop 5%, Turn 19%)
Side Pot: [107,308]: (Pre 21%, Flop 12%, Turn 24%)

Hero shows K♣: K♥:: (Three of a Kind, Kings)
Main Pot: [104,760]: (Pre 16%, Flop 86%, Turn 76%)

BTN wins 212,068

And that was the end of the first event...New Year started good :mdr::mdr: After that I got into the event 02 - L Micro Bounty Builder HR, this is the first hand of the event

PokerStars - 100/200 Ante 25 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: 25,000 (125 bb)
SB: 25,000 (125 bb)
BB: 25,000 (125 bb)
UTG: 25,000 (125 bb)
Hero (UTG+1): 25,000 (125 bb)
MP: 25,000 (125 bb)
MP+1: 25,000 (125 bb)
CO: 25,000 (125 bb)

8 players post ante of 25, SB posts 100, BB posts 200

Pre Flop: (pot: 500) Hero has J♥: A♥:
fold, Hero raises to 500, 4 folds, SB calls 400, BB calls 300

Flop: (1,700, 3 players) 5♣: K♥: J♠:
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 578, SB calls 578, BB calls 578

Turn: (3,434, 3 players) A♣:
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 1,751, fold, BB raises to 6,053, Hero calls 4,302

River: (15,540, 2 players) 7♣:
BB bets 17,844 and is all-in, Hero calls 17,844 and is all-in

Results: 51,228 pot
Final Board: 5♣: K♥: J♠: A♣: 7♣:

BB shows Q♦: T♦:: (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 40%, Flop 36%, Turn 91%)

Hero shows J♥: A♥:: (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 60%, Flop 64%, Turn 9%)

BB wins 51,228

Looking back at it I should have folded the River bet and try to play another hand. Nevertheless I did re-entered and finished in the money and I got some bounties too.

Ended the day with event 04-L New Years Thursday Thrill and also with the $11 Daily Cooldown, in both I finished outside the money, but I got a couple of bounties on the 04-L event. On the second day I started with the event 07- L $2.20 PKO, first entry has ended with KK vs AJ, and the second one KQs vs
6Js on a J9878 bord when I lost around 21bb and with 12bb left I called a shove with AJo and run into KK.

PokerStars - 1250/2500 Ante 325 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

UTG+1: 76,502 (30.6 bb)
MP: 85,953 (34.4 bb)
MP+1: 124,363 (49.7 bb)
CO: 48,653 (19.5 bb)
Hero (BTN): 32,295 (12.9 bb)
SB: 73,378 (29.4 bb)
BB: 86,677 (34.7 bb)
UTG: 169,462 (67.8 bb)

8 players post ante of 325, SB posts 1,250, BB posts 2,500

Pre Flop: (pot: 6,350) Hero has J♠: A♥:
fold, UTG+1 calls 2,500, fold, MP+1 calls 2,500, CO raises to 48,328 and is all-in, Hero calls 31,970 and is all-in, 4 folds

Flop: (75,290, 2 players) 5♦: K♣: 6♥:

Turn: (75,290, 2 players) 2♥:

River: (75,290, 2 players) 5♣:

Results: 75,290 pot
Final Board: 5♦: K♣: 6♥: 2♥: 5♣:

CO shows K♥: K♦:: (Full House, Kings full of Fives)
(Pre 71%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)

Hero shows J♠: A♥:: (One Pair, Fives)
(Pre 29%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)

CO wins 75,290

Played also the event 10-L $5.50 MHR and the $11 Daily Cooldown, both with no decent results. After that my day ended. On Saturday I was off, so I played only on Sunday and has a small result on the $5.50 Micro Bounty Builder HR and got out before the money into $11 Sunday Storm Special.

After that I played some events that sync with my daily schedule (19:00 PM - 01:00 AM), had some decent results, but no big one.

For me the New Year Series ended with the event 136 - L $22 Series Saver, and it was done with QQ vs KK, it was in tune with the whole series.... but that month the best result came from an $11 Mystery Bounty in the daily schedule.

This result made my month not looking like a disaster and starting the next month with:

Played from 01.01.2026 to 31.01.2026

Starting Bankroll: T$1000.50
Last week Bankroll: $3047.31
Current Bankroll: $3024.71

Profit from last update: - $22.60

Goal: $10 000

Have a great month everyone and good luck at the tables

Hello everyone,

Last month was all about the SCOOP Warm-Up Series, I played some tournaments, but not many. Started with the event 03-L since it was a regular tournament for me... I played two bullets, both after I qualified via Sit & Go satellites, first one was short after a 98o vs TT on a JJT92 bord and BB shoved the river and I called. Next entry, I played it better and finish into money with also some nice bounties. Unfortunately my JJ in SB where no match for TTs.

PokerStars - 5000/10000 Ante 1250 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

UTG: 520,770 (52.1 bb)
UTG+1: 659,960 (66 bb)
MP: 292,474 (29.2 bb)
MP+1: 141,307 (14.1 bb)
CO: 619,190 (61.9 bb)
BTN: 304,769 (30.5 bb)
Hero (SB): 142,534 (14.3 bb)
BB: 214,351 (21.4 bb)

8 players post ante of 1,250, Hero posts SB 5,000, BB posts 10,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 25,000) Hero has J♠: J♥:
fold, UTG+1 raises to 20,000, 4 folds, Hero raises to 141,284 and is all-in, fold, UTG+1 calls 121,284

Flop: (302,568, 2 players) Q♦: 5♦: 7♣:

Turn: (302,568, 2 players) A♣:

River: (302,568, 2 players) T♦:

Results: 302,568 pot
Final Board: Q♦: 5♦: 7♣: A♣: T♦:

Hero shows J♠: J♥:: (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 83%, Flop 92%, Turn 95%)

UTG+1 shows T♥: T♠:: (Three of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 17%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)

UTG+1 wins 302,568

Also I played that day the $11 Sunday Storm, I was close to the money bubble, but unfortunately AJo vs T8s did not go my way. Here is the last hand:

PokerStars - 800/1600 Ante 200 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (SB): 10,802 (6.8 bb)
BB: 17,714 (11.1 bb)
UTG: 19,368 (12.1 bb)
UTG+1: 53,068 (33.2 bb)
MP: 59,534 (37.2 bb)
CO: 12,586 (7.9 bb)
BTN: 85,184 (53.2 bb)

7 players post ante of 200, Hero posts SB 800, BB posts 1,600

Pre Flop: (pot: 3,800) Hero has A♠: J♣:
fold, UTG+1 raises to 3,200, 3 folds, Hero calls 2,400, fold

Flop: (9,400, 2 players) J♥: 5♠: J♠:
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets 8,000, Hero calls 7,402 and is all-in

Turn: (24,204, 2 players) 7♦:

River: (24,204, 2 players) 6♠:

Results: 24,204 pot
Final Board: J♥: 5♠: J♠: 7♦: 6♠:

Hero shows A♠: J♣:: (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 62%, Flop 76%, Turn 77%)

UTG+1 shows T♠: 8♠:: (Flush, Jack High)
(Pre 38%, Flop 24%, Turn 23%)

UTG+1 wins 24,204

In the meantime, I late reg. into the $11 Mini Daily Cooldown, with 5 min left of late reg, and managed to squeeze my way into the Mystery Bounty part. It's very interesting that since this is a Turbo tournament around the money bubble/ mystery part the average stack at the tables is really low 5-15bb at most of the tables. I did managed to double up after my late reg, but it didn't last long. Here is my last hand:

PokerStars - 1600/3200 Ante 360 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: 33,256 (10.4 bb)
SB: 48,890 (15.3 bb)
BB: 86,320 (27 bb)
UTG: 85,196 (26.6 bb)
UTG+1: 48,870 (15.3 bb)
MP: 24,066 (7.5 bb)
MP+1: 78,727 (24.6 bb)
Hero (CO): 5,005 (1.6 bb)

8 players post ante of 360, SB posts 1,600, BB posts 3,200

Pre Flop: (pot: 7,680) Hero has 2♦: A♦:
2 folds, MP raises to 23,706 and is all-in, MP+1 calls 23,706, Hero calls 4,645 and is all-in, 3 folds

Flop: (59,737, 3 players) 3♥: 9♣: A♥:

Turn: (59,737, 3 players) 7♥:

River: (59,737, 3 players) 8♣:

Results: 59,737 pot
Final Board: 3♥: 9♣: A♥: 7♥: 8♣:

MP shows J♣: T♣:: (Straight, Jack High)
Main Pot: [21,615]: (Pre 42%, Flop 11%, Turn 7%)
Side Pot: [38,122]: (Pre 68%, Flop 79%, Turn 76%)

MP+1 shows 8♠: 6♦:: (One Pair, Eights)
Main Pot: [21,615]: (Pre 24%, Flop 5%, Turn 17%)
Side Pot: [38,122]: (Pre 32%, Flop 21%, Turn 24%)

Hero shows 2♦: A♦:: (One Pair, Aces)
Main Pot: [21,615]: (Pre 34%, Flop 85%, Turn 76%)

MP wins 59,737

Then on Monday I played again the SCOOP Warm-Up 08-L | $5.50 Micro Bounty Builder |, I cashed also in this one on the second entry, the first entry was a total bust, had 66 lost, AKo vs 68s lost, AQ vs 79s lost with an A on the Turn, and last hand AQs vs TT lost 40bb and that was the end of the first try. After that I grinded slowly, still in this one none of my pairs hold, no matter what pair it was.

I did called a bit loose when I had 15bb vs two opponents in late position with my 55, but I did cover both and they had a nice bounty on them, here is the hand:

PokerStars - 5000/10000 Ante 1250 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

CO: 99,437 (9.9 bb)
BTN: 432,476 (43.2 bb)
SB: 116,397 (11.6 bb)
Hero (BB): 158,390 (15.8 bb)
UTG: 799,366 (79.9 bb)
UTG+1: 668,251 (66.8 bb)
MP: 441,344 (44.1 bb)
MP+1: 443,478 (44.3 bb)

8 players post ante of 1,250, SB posts 5,000, Hero posts BB 10,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 25,000) Hero has 5♥: 5♦:
4 folds, CO raises to 98,187 and is all-in, fold, SB raises to 115,147 and is all-in, Hero calls 105,147

Flop: (338,481, 3 players) K♣: A♠: 6♣:

Turn: (338,481, 3 players) 8♣:

River: (338,481, 3 players) 9♠:

Results: 338,481 pot
Final Board: K♣: A♠: 6♣: 8♣: 9♠:

SB shows Q♥: Q♣:: (One Pair, Queens)
Main Pot: [304,561]: (Pre 60%, Flop 15%, Turn 24%)
Side Pot: [33,920]: (Pre 80%, Flop 92%, Turn 98%)

Hero shows 5♥: 5♦:: (One Pair, Fives)
Main Pot: [304,561]: (Pre 18%, Flop 8%, Turn 2%)
Side Pot: [33,920]: (Pre 20%, Flop 8%, Turn 2%)

CO shows 3♣: A♦:: (One Pair, Aces)
Main Pot: [304,561]: (Pre 23%, Flop 77%, Turn 74%)

CO wins 304,561
SB wins 33,920

In the same time I registered to the daily $11 Mystery Bounty, I did get deep into this one, with an above average stack, but same like the other one, my pairs that day where :

PokerStars - 700/1400 Ante 210 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

SB: 59,288 (42.3 bb)
BB: 85,760 (61.3 bb)
UTG: 32,542 (23.2 bb)
UTG+1: 12,127 (8.7 bb)
Hero (MP): 80,939 (57.8 bb)
MP+1: 83,606 (59.7 bb)
CO: 64,365 (46 bb)
BTN: 17,802 (12.7 bb)

8 players post ante of 210, SB posts 700, BB posts 1,400

Pre Flop: (pot: 3,780) Hero has T♠: T♥:
UTG raises to 2,800, fold, Hero raises to 9,800, fold, CO calls 9,800, BTN raises to 17,592 and is all-in, SB raises to 59,078 and is all-in, 2 folds, Hero raises to 80,729 and is all-in, CO calls 54,355 and is all-in

Flop: (210,860, 4 players) 8♥: 7♣: 3♦:

Turn: (210,860, 4 players) 4♠:

River: (210,860, 4 players) 6♦:

Results: 210,860 pot
Final Board: 8♥: 7♣: 3♦: 4♠: 6♦:

Hero shows T♠: T♥:: (One Pair, Tens)
Main Pot: [76,248]: (Pre 15%, Flop 11%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot #1: [124,458]: (Pre 19%, Flop 12%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot #2: [10,154]: (Pre 51%, Flop 75%, Turn 85%)

CO shows A♠: J♠:: (High Card, Ace)
Main Pot: [76,248]: (Pre 23%, Flop 13%, Turn 8%)
Side Pot #1: [124,458]: (Pre 29%, Flop 14%, Turn 8%)
Side Pot #2: [10,154]: (Pre 49%, Flop 25%, Turn 15%)

SB shows K♥: K♦:: (One Pair, Kings)
Main Pot: [76,248]: (Pre 46%, Flop 66%, Turn 83%)
Side Pot #1: [124,458]: (Pre 53%, Flop 74%, Turn 88%)

BTN shows Q♦: Q♥:: (One Pair, Queens)
Main Pot: [76,248]: (Pre 16%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

SB wins 200,706
Hero wins 10,154

And also my last hand was a pair, but in this one I did called 15bb a bit to loose:

PokerStars - 700/1400 Ante 210 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BB: 74,558 (53.3 bb)
UTG: 34,219 (24.4 bb)
UTG+1: 15,404 (11 bb)
MP: 31,936 (22.8 bb)
MP+1: 51,752 (37 bb)
Hero (CO): 22,388 (16 bb)
BTN: 75,648 (54 bb)
SB: 46,659 (33.3 bb)

8 players post ante of 210, SB posts 700, BB posts 1,400

Pre Flop: (pot: 3,780) Hero has 6♦: 6♥:
fold, UTG+1 raises to 15,194 and is all-in, fold, MP+1 raises to 51,542 and is all-in, Hero calls 22,178 and is all-in, 3 folds

Flop: (63,330, 3 players) 5♠: 2♦: K♥:

Turn: (63,330, 3 players) 7♣:

River: (63,330, 3 players) K♠:

Results: 63,330 pot
Final Board: 5♠: 2♦: K♥: 7♣: K♠:

MP+1 shows 8♠: 8♦:: (Two Pair, Kings and Eights)
Main Pot: [49,362]: (Pre 67%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot: [13,968]: (Pre 81%, Flop 89%, Turn 95%)

Hero shows 6♦: 6♥:: (Two Pair, Kings and Sixes)
Main Pot: [49,362]: (Pre 18%, Flop 10%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot: [13,968]: (Pre 19%, Flop 11%, Turn 5%)

UTG+1 shows 5♦: 5♥:: (Full House, Fives full of Kings)
Main Pot: [49,362]: (Pre 15%, Flop 80%, Turn 90%)

UTG+1 wins 49,362
MP+1 wins 13,968

Played late that night the SCOOP Warm-Up 11-L | Mystery Bounty| Turbo event, this one was the special edition of the $11 Mini Daily Cooldown, I played way to many entries into this one. I played 4 entries but no luck in this one, and ended the night on that.

Like most of you guys know, when you play any money tournament on Pokerstars they give you a free Spin & Go Power Pass ticket, well that week I played one and managed to work my way up from $0.50 Power Pass Spin into a $1.50 Ticket, to a $11 Power Pass ticket, and that one I turned it into $55 Power Pass Step 4 ticket.

Played the $55 Power Pass Step 4 on 3rd of February, but it made me "hate" mid pairs, I got dealt pocket TTs 3 time in 29 hands and I lost every single time. My last hand was TT vs KQ, with a Q on turn. Nevertheless is a good way to use your free ticket. I'm starting to take this free tickets more serious, since you can win big with a $55 Power Pass ticket.

For the rest of the series I played in total 28 tournaments with not much results, played mostly the $5.50 and the $11 tournaments, after that I played some regular tournaments form my daily schedule.

In my last $5.50 tournament I did played very good, I definitely thought that I will win that tournament and I was in a good position, until all went downhill :mdr::mdr:
Here is my last hand of the tournament :

PokerStars - 35000/70000 Ante 8750 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

MP: 1,784,738 (25.5 bb)
CO: 3,173,158 (45.3 bb)
BTN: 1,318,128 (18.8 bb)
SB: 2,207,026 (31.5 bb)
BB: 1,372,620 (19.6 bb)
Hero (UTG): 1,206,292 (17.2 bb)

6 players post ante of 8,750, SB posts 35,000, BB posts 70,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 157,500) Hero has A♦: K♦:
Hero raises to 147,000, fold, CO calls 147,000, 3 folds

Flop: (451,500, 2 players) 8♥: Q♦: 8♦:
Hero bets 153,510, CO calls 153,510

Turn: (758,520, 2 players) 7♦:
Hero bets 897,032 and is all-in, CO calls 897,032

River: (2,552,584, 2 players) 5♥:

Results: 2,552,584 pot
Final Board: 8♥: Q♦: 8♦: 7♦: 5♥:

Hero shows A♦: K♦:: (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 48%, Flop 58%, Turn 0%)

CO shows 7♥: 7♠:: (Full House, Sevens full of Eights)
(Pre 52%, Flop 42%, Turn 100%)

CO wins 2,552,584

After this I took a break to get ready for SCOOP that starts today. I will play event 02-Low and 03- Low and also the $11 Sunday Storm. So here is too a good SCOOP series.

Starting this month with:

Played from 01.02.2026 to 28.02.2026

Starting Bankroll: T$1000.50
Last week Bankroll: $3024.71
Current Bankroll: $2876.32

Profit from last update: - $148.39

Goal: $10 000

Have a great month everyone and good luck at the tables

Hello everyone,

This past month I was focusing on SCOOP tournaments, but mostly on the beginning of the series since I was cut up with work on the second part of the month, and I was not able to play that much.
I started with SCOOP event 02-L, I had to late reg. but I managed to double up fast when in the second hand of me sitting at the table I won an all in TT vs 66, played about 20 hands until I had JJ on the BTN and with 15bb I raised and call a shove from BB, unfortunately I was up against KK. After that hand I did not managed to build up my stack and the first event was over soon after.

Next I played the $11 SCOOP 03-L, this one was a roller-coaster like most of the Mystery tournaments are, but after couple of hours I was dealt this hand:

PokerStars - 400/800 Ante 100 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

CO: 21,094 (26.4 bb)
BTN: 24,858 (31.1 bb)
SB: 33,509 (41.9 bb)
Hero (BB): 24,422 (30.5 bb)
UTG: 57,550 (71.9 bb)
UTG+1: 8,896 (11.1 bb)
MP: 63,949 (79.9 bb)
MP+1: 19,214 (24 bb)

8 players post ante of 100, SB posts 400, Hero posts BB 800

Pre Flop: (pot: 2,000) Hero has K♦: A♣:
2 folds, MP raises to 1,840, 4 folds, Hero raises to 7,680, MP raises to 63,849 and is all-in, Hero calls 16,642 and is all-in

Flop: (49,844, 2 players) 3♥: Q♣: T♥:

Turn: (49,844, 2 players) 9♥:

River: (49,844, 2 players) 9♦:

Results: 49,844 pot
Final Board: 3♥: Q♣: T♥: 9♥: 9♦:

Hero shows K♦: A♣:: (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 45%, Flop 37%, Turn 16%)

MP shows 7♠: 7♥:: (Two Pair, Nines and Sevens)
(Pre 55%, Flop 63%, Turn 84%)

MP wins 49,844

Next big session was on Tuesday, I started with the $11 Daily Mistery Bounty, managed to qualify via $1.45 Hyper-Turbo satellite, also at the same time I played the regular $5.50 HR Micro, played well in both, a nice result was in the second one.

Late at night I played the $5.50 SCOOP 18-L, this one was a 6-max, Turbo, PKO, played nice in this one for about 1 hour until I got this hand, maybe a bad call from my part, but I was confident that I was ahead against BB. Here is the full hand:

PokerStars - 1250/2500 Ante 325 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BB: 92,250 (36.9 bb)
UTG: 60,711 (24.3 bb)
MP: 132,076 (52.8 bb)
Hero (CO): 54,250 (21.7 bb)
BTN: 192,944 (77.2 bb)
SB: 104,419 (41.8 bb)

6 players post ante of 325, SB posts 1,250, BB posts 2,500

Pre Flop: (pot: 5,700) Hero has T♣: T♦:
fold, MP raises to 5,000, Hero calls 5,000, BTN calls 5,000, SB calls 3,750, BB raises to 91,925 and is all-in, fold, Hero calls 48,925 and is all-in, 2 folds

Flop: (124,800, 2 players) 4♣: 8♥: 2♣:

Turn: (124,800, 2 players) A♥:

River: (124,800, 2 players) 4♦:

Results: 124,800 pot
Final Board: 4♣: 8♥: 2♣: A♥: 4♦:

BB shows A♣: 8♣:: (Two Pair, Aces and Eights)
(Pre 32%, Flop 50%, Turn 95%)

Hero shows T♣: T♦:: (Two Pair, Tens and Fours)
(Pre 68%, Flop 50%, Turn 5%)

BB wins 124,800

The next day I started with the $11 SCOOP 21-L, Micro Bounty Builder HR, I played really poorly on this one, and it was the only one that I played that day since I saw that I did not played my best game, so I ended the day with only playing this one tournament.

The next SCOOP event played was $5.50 SCOOP 44-L | Mystery Bounty | played very good in this one, but sometimes you need also luck to be on your side, ended the tournament with this hand:

PokerStars - 3500/7000 Ante 875 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

MP+1: 127,118 (18.2 bb)
CO: 183,232 (26.2 bb)
BTN: 296,772 (42.4 bb)
SB: 160,512 (22.9 bb)
BB: 163,298 (23.3 bb)
Hero (UTG): 84,270 (12 bb)
UTG+1: 47,350 (6.8 bb)
MP: 100,573 (14.4 bb)

8 players post ante of 875, SB posts 3,500, BB posts 7,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 17,500) Hero has Q♦: Q♣:
Hero raises to 83,395 and is all-in, 6 folds, BB calls 76,395

Flop: (177,290, 2 players) 6♥: A♦: Q♥:

Turn: (177,290, 2 players) T♥:

River: (177,290, 2 players) 4♥:

Results: 177,290 pot
Final Board: 6♥: A♦: Q♥: T♥: 4♥:

BB shows K♥: T♠:: (Flush, King High)
(Pre 29%, Flop 17%, Turn 25%)

Hero shows Q♦: Q♣:: (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 71%, Flop 83%, Turn 75%)

BB wins 177,290

After that I moved on to $5.50 SCOOP 77-L, yet again I lost most of my stack in a QQ vs AKo hand, with an A on the flop.

PokerStars - 350/700 Ante 90 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (CO): 23,558 (33.7 bb)
BTN: 22,982 (32.8 bb)
SB: 18,461 (26.4 bb)
BB: 46,035 (65.8 bb)
UTG: 27,928 (39.9 bb)
UTG+1: 14,084 (20.1 bb)
MP: 47,765 (68.2 bb)
MP+1: 19,741 (28.2 bb)

8 players post ante of 90, SB posts 350, BB posts 700

Pre Flop: (pot: 1,770) Hero has Q♠: Q♦:
4 folds, Hero raises to 1,750, fold, SB raises to 18,371 and is all-in, fold, Hero calls 16,621

Flop: (38,162, 2 players) 7♣: A♣: 5♠:

Turn: (38,162, 2 players) T♦:

River: (38,162, 2 players) 3♣:

Results: 38,162 pot
Final Board: 7♣: A♣: 5♠: T♦: 3♣:

SB shows K♣: A♦:: (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 43%, Flop 92%, Turn 95%)

Hero shows Q♠: Q♦:: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 57%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)

SB wins 38,162

This is variance in poker, but a strong discipline and a good bankroll management will get you where you dream. So I moved forward to $11 SCOOP 88-L, in this one I played 2 bullets, first one I did made a call with KJs from CO vs BB 3-bet shove:

PokerStars - 175/350 Ante 40 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

MP: 25,155 (71.9 bb)
MP+1: 14,444 (41.3 bb)
Hero (CO): 13,651 (39 bb)
BTN: 23,870 (68.2 bb)
SB: 59,047 (168.7 bb)
BB: 35,810 (102.3 bb)
UTG: 28,558 (81.6 bb)
UTG+1: 23,530 (67.2 bb)

8 players post ante of 40, SB posts 175, BB posts 350

Pre Flop: (pot: 845) Hero has J♦: K♦:
4 folds, Hero raises to 875, 2 folds, BB raises to 35,770 and is all-in, Hero calls 12,736 and is all-in

Flop: (27,717, 2 players) 5♦: 5♥: 9♣:

Turn: (27,717, 2 players) 7♥:

River: (27,717, 2 players) 6♣:

Results: 27,717 pot
Final Board: 5♦: 5♥: 9♣: 7♥: 6♣:

BB shows 8♦: 8♥:: (Straight, Nine High)
(Pre 52%, Flop 71%, Turn 86%)

Hero shows J♦: K♦:: (One Pair, Fives)
(Pre 48%, Flop 29%, Turn 14%)

BB wins 27,717

On the second bullet, I did not managed to get anything and I called it a night. The next day I start it all over again, and I managed to get my biggest result of the month in a $16.50 SCOOP side event:

Also this month I did managed to qualify two times to the $55 Power Pass Step 4 via the free ticket that you get daily for playing any $ tournaments. I played the $0.50 Spin & Go, and managed to get 2 $55 Power Pass tickets, and I played them on two different Sundays, thinking that if I win it, I will get a Gold Pass, so it made sense for me to play them on Sunday.

Also I did played some more SCOOP events, but there is not much to report since I did not have ant big results.

So starting April with a bankroll of:

Played from 01.03.2026 to 31.03.2026

Starting Bankroll: T$1000.50
Last week Bankroll: $2876.32
Current Bankroll: $2925.77

Profit from last update: + $49.45

Goal: $10 000

Have a great month everyone and good luck at the tables

Hello everyone,

For this 2 months I haven't played poker much. I was away and busy with other things, so I did not have time to play my regular schedule. When I did played, I played what was available, at the time.

I started the month nice with a good finish in the $11 Daily Cooldown, I like to play this tournament when I can because it starts at 11:30 PM my time, so everyone is asleep and I can focus more, with no distractions ♠_grin:

Couple of days later I had a final table bubble finish on the same type of tournament. The hand that I got out was an interesting one, I will post it on the Hand Review section, because I am curios about the ICM implications and also the Bounty ( unfortunately I do not remember what bounties where still in play at the time ).

After that the only decent result was at the end of the month, also in an $11 Daily Cooldown. Other then that I had some small cashes, but nothing big.

At the start of May I started playing the Anniversary Series 01 - L $11 Phase 1, since there was a challenge when you play 2 tournaments and KO 2 players, and you will receive 2 or 3 tickets for the next day Phase 1 tournaments. It was easy way to make money and build your bankroll, since every day you would play at least 2-3 Phase 1 tournaments. I did not want to reach Phase 2, because if I did I would lose the tickets, since you can not play Phase 1 if you are already qualified to Phase 2. So my plan was to play as many Phase 1 tournaments that I can and get as much bounties and money places possible.

After the end of Phase 2 of this tournament, I played when I had time, and took most of the month free, just playing 1-2 short tournaments at night.

Overall this boost my bankroll a bit, with less tables and less grind, I made a decent profit this past two months.

So starting June, the bankroll is:

Played from 01.04.2026 to 31.05.2026

Starting Bankroll: T$1000.50
Last week Bankroll: $2925.77
Current Bankroll: $3372.27

Profit from last update: + $446.50

Goal: $10 000

Have a great month everyone and good luck at the tables

Hello everyone,

I took a two-month summer break from poker to spend time with my family and just enjoy life. I wanted to step away from the game for a bit. I felt like I was grinding all the time, but not in a good way; I was mentally exhausted and tired most of the time. Every day, I would wake up at 6:00 AM, go to the gym, and then work from 9:00 AM until 6:00 or 7:00 PM. I'd start my poker sessions around 9:00 PM, and if things went well, I wouldn't get to sleep until 3:00 AM. I kept that routine up for about a year and a half.

It wasn't the best schedule for long-term grinding. It left me feeling constantly drained, and I couldn't focus properly. After a long conversation with my wife, I decided that taking a break was the best move at the time.

I still played a tournament or two here and there, but for the most part, it was a complete break. I even went off the grid to my grandparents' village and spent a few weeks outdoors.

Now I'm back with a new schedule and a renewed desire to play. I even got a promotion at my job! It comes with more flexible working hours, and best of all, I will be working from home on my own schedule. I’m hungry for some deep runs and new tournament wins.

I plan to finish this challenge by the end of WCOOP, and I already know exactly what types of tournaments I'll be playing in September. I will be playing less during the week than on the weekends, and I plan to study and analyze every tournament I play much more thoroughly.

That's my plan for the upcoming months. I feel better than ever and am incredibly motivated to get this challenge over the finish line.

Also I will bring back the weekly updates

Here is the only noticeable result in this period:

Starting this month with a bankroll of:

Played from 01.06.2026 to 02.08.2026​

Starting Bankroll: T$1000.50
Last week Bankroll: $3372.27
Current Bankroll: $3452.11

Profit from last update: + $79.84

Goal: $10 000

Have a good day everyone. ♠_thumbsup: