NL2 on iPoker going super well, im putting in real effort to practice daily I hope. Such a beautiful casino with built-in HUD, so I don't have to worry about my tracker etc. Practicing peacefulness and mindfulness while playing. But, the experience can be thrilling, so instead of 1hr of play I played half an hour. It really gets on your nerves the all-in spots. Luckily I won them all this time.
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Originally posted by taavi1337
NL2 on iPoker going super well, im putting in real effort to practice daily I hope. Such a beautiful casino with built-in HUD, so I don't have to worry about my tracker etc.
I didn't know iPoker has a built-in hud as well.
Practicing peacefulness and mindfulness while playing. But, the experience can be thrilling, so instead of 1hr of play I played half an hour. It really gets on your nerves the all-in spots. Luckily I won them all this time.
Like a true Jedi! 
I like to listen to peaceful instumental (no distracting vocals) music while playing poker a lot of the time. Some ambient music, or piano-music ... keeps you focused and grounded.
I am trying to fully move to NL2+, at the moment it is a bit high stakes.. There are many reasons why it is a bit high, one of them is, it is a real career on levels where other non-poker people also reside, with all their tensions etc. This influences me much more than I thought. Lower than NL2 there aren't these people irl so that is safer. But I have decided to move to NL2+, you can't hide forever... even though it's super funny to hide. But serious career, hard work and dedication is even better.
Yeah at the moment listening to some thriller music from alien horror game while playing ♦ some good theme would be nice ♦
Moving together with my girlfriend to the same apartment. We have two sons (7 and 5 years old), the older one is going to school first year. This is new apartment with legally paid rent. I have now information technology company, that is publishing computer games and teaching computer games creation for children. My girlfriend has degree in arts and has some quite impressive big paintings. She has also made many quite successful documentary movies. So I hope animations on screen is beautiful language to develop. Gaming she doesn't know much, but has no problem with moving money. She was afraid to buy a house in countryside, we encouraged, so she bought a house for like 13k. Later she freaked out and sold that house but bought a new house for 23k. Then another near it for 30k I think (meanwhile buying a house in small town for 30k, living there 6 months with friends and then selling for 35k etc). But she doesn't want to move to countryside fully so we live in apartment that we rent in her hometown (the biggest town in Estonia). Moving together fully again to that apartment when 1st child goes to school. I hope to be reasonable (less crazy). Poker is going well, but no shady sites anymore, only legal and safe (the lower the better). Looking forward to peaceful, loving and beautiful new life!
Gaming for life. "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" by Ubisoft, "Diablo II" by Blizzard, and some good Hold'em online poker for real money.
Someone actually answered our e-mail about gamedev workshops in schools for children, the same school where I made free introductory classes in May, they said they will ask the children and their parents in September and will let me know if they are interested.
What is really interesting, someone once said, NL $2.00 is "jokestakes" and ridiculously low. When I look it from my current perspective, it is very high stakes for me. Why? If I could master NLHE 6max and could sit on NLHE 6max tables confidently and comfortably on any casino (there are many), it could mean a ton. NLHE itself when taken seriously could be very high stakes for me... Taking shots at the moment 
Got to 2nd world in "Diablo II" with children.. not sure if this is relevant but they seem to be very enthusiastic about this offline role-playing game. It was tough to slay Andariel but I put attack-oriented strategy and managed to defeat that wonder lives like 2/100... our whole family team was transferred to 2nd world ♦ DON't play that game it is 20+ years old but was still in their shop and our laptop computer can beautifully run it.
Step2 $1 freeroll on Stars.. HU in first round, winner gets ITM.. 3to1 chiplead, he limps, flop J2x, i had J2o. i check he bluffshoves his stack with KTo, i call. im like, im in the money now. he gets a straight. then later AK vs K8 he hits 8 on river. in the end he won me 33 vs my A7.. huh ♦
Yes, I definitely have an edge vs the field and so far I am winning also. It is bigger stakes than my previous stakes (FLHE cashgame with $0.48c buy-in), so the swings are bigger but the winnings are also a bit bigger. In NLHE you also have "more room" in a way vs other players, it is possible to outplay others more effectively. But the game is also much bigger and has much tougher spots. Made some "mistakes" today, got it in 99 vs KK vs 70bb deep and called a random fish with Ace high for 50bb, but they are also making mistakes so in the end I still ended up in +green in ~30min session. So much room and so much to learn. Also mentally I am not fully prepared for these stakes/NLHE.
Originally posted by taavi1337
Yes, I definitely have an edge vs the field and so far I am winning also. It is bigger stakes than my previous stakes (FLHE cashgame with $0.48c buy-in), so the swings are bigger but the winnings are also a bit bigger. In NLHE you also have "more room" in a way vs other players, it is possible to outplay others more effectively. But the game is also much bigger and has much tougher spots. Made some "mistakes" today, got it in 99 vs KK vs 70bb deep and called a random fish with Ace high for 50bb, but they are also making mistakes so in the end I still ended up in +green in ~30min session. So much room and so much to learn. Also mentally I am not fully prepared for these stakes/NLHE.
$2nl-games you can perfectly play in bbs instead of $$ ... $5nl with $0.02/$0.05 blinds not so much because of rounding. If it is a possibility at your site to play in bb, maybe you wouldn't be thinking about $$.
When I am at the table, my stack are points, not $$
I play at bb but wife demands real-life money management. like i have 50eur left one week before end of month, i go to groceries with children, children want more stuff so suddenly 25 of 50 irl is gone. this makes me worried about losing 4β¬ in poker. i want to manage money better. good option is to hold money on poker sites instead of bank so i spend less in shop. i want to get to point in future where
1) i always have money left and/or even growing at end of month
2) playing nl2+ online
played some phone nl2 on Stars. person limps, i raise mp 6x with K9o cause one more blind poster, close decision. all fold, limper calls, flop Axx. I bet 3/4 pot, get called. turn and river checked, he wins with AQs and throws animations. few hands later he limps co i limp bu J9o. flop KQT 4way. he bets 3/4 pot, i raise more than 3x, he minreraises, i raise he calls. turn KQT9 he jams ~50bb i call. he shows QT. lol π bluffer image ππ
Hello sir, few cents of me that could help out...
Originally posted by taavi1337
...Axx. I bet 3/4 pot...
you can Cbet smaller here, like way smaller, no need to risk that much.
Originally posted by taavi1337
...i limp bu J9o. flop KQT 4way. he bets 3/4 pot, i raise more than 3x, he minreraises, i raise
not a big fan of limping behind, you can iso this hand if you want, but at nl2 limping behind could be fine... After his flop 3bet just shove. He likes his hand so just play for it all right away, more EV longterm
Good luck on your phone adventures 
Originally posted by N3bojsa
Hello sir, few cents of me that could help out...Originally posted by taavi1337
...Axx. I bet 3/4 pot...you can Cbet smaller here, like way smaller, no need to risk that much.
Originally posted by taavi1337
...i limp bu J9o. flop KQT 4way. he bets 3/4 pot, i raise more than 3x, he minreraises, i raisenot a big fan of limping behind, you can iso this hand if you want, but at nl2 limping behind could be fine... After his flop 3bet just shove. He likes his hand so just play for it all right away, more EV longterm
Good luck on your phone adventures
thanks. i limp cause isolating him 2 times already with marginal hand or something, not wanting to get played back while holding J9o only.
Originally posted by taavi1337
i limp cause isolating him 2 times already with marginal hand or something, not wanting to get played back while holding J9o only.
then fold 
If your hand is not good enough, just fold. It is good habit to get into, once you move up on higher stakes, what will happen is that you will limp behind and players behind you (in this case blinds) will isoraise both of you and then you have to fold so... Good rule of thumb is "if your hand is not good enough to put in money by raise, just fold" - I went with it for long time
That is sure nice option. I guess I called there thinking it is profitable trying to outplay him postflop. I might be incorrect ♦