schris sng journey(2012 Recap)

At last a good session but still i had many 2nds places . I really need to improve my game when i am itm.

Also lost 1 bi in nl50 hu , need to work my game there more .

Today i take a break to enjoy the big classic football derby between olympiakos and panathinaikos.Also i would like to fill some gaps for the last days/months .

Lets start from december where i cashed out most of my roll ,as a reward for my good last year ( at least i reached my goals)i bought this beauty (but mostly it was a gift for my parents (which i enjoy too when i am at my parents home)

Its a 40`` 3D lcd c750 samsung (the best lcd thats outhere) .I had a fairly good time to pick that tv since i was looking for tv for like 2 months and with the money i wanted to spend the move to led tvs where still immature.I think it was the best value/money tv i could have.

My first new year sessions were a disaster, in 3 days i ve lost something like 1.5k in the sngs , ive recovered most of them in the later days but a 3rd place for 800$ in a mtt rocketed my profits(which at that time was b/e) for the month january.Then i took a big break like 4-5 weeks for my exams and you know the rest .I am happy at the moment with how i deal with the new goals i ve set ,at least i completed my goals this week with posting in hand evaluation a lot and updating the blog daily.

I havent found yet a sweat partner but i am confident i will in the next weeks.Allthough at the moment my set up sux a bit cause i dont sit at my normal pc (because i am at my parents home )so its hard to skype and use teamviewer and to grind as well.

That's an awesome goodlucking TV man.

It's good to hear that you've recovered of the bad start in january. It sucks not to have your own computer tho, I always miss my big screen when I'm grinding at my parent's house.

Originally posted by Demonic226
That's an awesome goodlucking TV man.

It's good to hear that you've recovered of the bad start in january. It sucks not to have your own computer tho, I always miss my big screen when I'm grinding at my parent's house.

"goodlucking " ? , how big is your screen ? i am using a 22`` for an easy 6 tabling but i am stuck now with 19`` which makes my multitabling a bit harder .

Originally posted by Schris7

Originally posted by Demonic226
That's an awesome goodlucking TV man.

It's good to hear that you've recovered of the bad start in january. It sucks not to have your own computer tho, I always miss my big screen when I'm grinding at my parent's house.

"goodlucking " ? , how big is your screen ? i am using a 22`` for an easy 6 tabling but i am stuck now with 19`` which makes my multitabling a bit harder .

Lol my mind was clearly messed up when I wrote that I'm using a 23'', at my parents house I'm stuck with a 17'' which is so freaking small when you are used to a 23''.

Originally posted by Schris7

Originally posted by PokerAddict36
Hi,

saw you at the 60s last week I think, you moved up ?

GL,
Addict

I doubt u saw me last week cause i didnt play at all :)But u re right i do play at the 60$ now , my first shot was on december and now i mix 36$-60$.Do you play at ft also i guess?Sn? I already play vs many regs and i am trying to table select better -.-

I play the $ 24 on Fulltilt now, pokertaddict

Cheers

For most regs playing in the weekends is free $$ for them with so many fishes,from the other hand i am the reason for fishes keep playing in the weekends...

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 60 Tournament, 30/60 Blinds (8 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button (t1315)
Hero (SB) (t1395)
BB (t1560)
UTG (t1100)
UTG+1 (t3405)
MP1 (t1405)
MP2 (t1345)
CO (t1975)

Hero's M: 15.50

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, K
4 folds, CO bets t180, 1 fold, Hero raises to t500, 1 fold, CO raises to t1975 (All-In), Hero calls t895 (All-In)

Flop: (t2850) 9, J, 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t2850) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t2850) A (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t2850

Results:
Hero had K, K (one pair, Kings).
CO had A, J (two pair, Aces and Jacks).
Outcome: CO won t2850

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 60 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (9 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP1 (t1290)
MP2 (t1295)
Hero (MP3) (t1600)
CO (t1835)
Button (t720)
SB (t1145)
BB (t1590)
UTG (t1160)
UTG+1 (t2865)

Hero's M: 10.67

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A, A
3 folds, MP2 calls t100, Hero bets t400, 4 folds, MP2 calls t300

Flop: (t950) 10, 9, 5 (2 players)
MP2 bets t895 (All-In), Hero calls t895

Turn: (t2740) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t2740) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t2740

Results:
MP2 had 9, J (three of a kind, nines).
Hero had A, A (two pair, Aces and nines).
Outcome: MP2 won t2740

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 60 Tournament, 60/120 Blinds (8 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t3250)
MP2 (t1585)
Hero (CO) (t1040)
Button (t1850)
SB (t1060)
BB (t1695)
UTG (t1520)

Hero's M: 5.78

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q, K
4 folds, Hero bets t1040 (All-In), Button calls t1040, 2 folds

Flop: (t2260) A, 3, K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t2260) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t2260) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t2260

Results:
Button had 5, K (two pair, Kings and fives).
Hero had Q, K (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: Button won t2260

You can add some coolers , a never won 50/50 hand and you have a great mixture for a loosing session.

Another typical day at full tilt.Best hand winning is something rare these days.

I have same feelings. Something like International day of stupid people or I don't know.

A winning small session today (yeee).I am still not comfortable with my current set up so i cant grind a lot .I had a lot of fun though mind fucking with some regs today.
I am always trying to find out new ways to get some chips early on .

I was looking my graph of the last week and thats something that i will never see again
Its the definition of break even, roi is at 0% and so is the profit lol.

A good session indeed for today.To be honest from one point i thought i would finally make a 10bi day in the 60s but it was close enough . Its safe now to expect a nice downswing in the upcoming days ♦

I ve got some funny hands as well to show .

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 60 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (9 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button (t1485)
SB (t1470)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1545)
Hero (CO) (t1500)

Hero's M: 33.33

Preflop: Hero is CO with J, A
5 folds, Hero bets t90, 2 folds, BB calls t60

Flop: (t195) J, J, 2 (2 players)
BB bets t195, Hero calls t195

Turn: (t585) J (2 players)
BB bets t585, Hero calls t585

River: (t1755) 8 (2 players)
BB bets t630 (All-In), Hero calls t630 (All-In)

Total pot: t3015

Results:
BB had 7, 9 (three of a kind, Jacks).
Hero had J, A (four of a kind, Jacks).
Outcome: Hero won t3015

I believe the represent of J failed ♦

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 60 Tournament, 25/50 Blinds (8 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB (t3050)
BB (t1455)
UTG (t1440)
Hero (UTG+1) (t1510)
MP1 (t1670)
MP2 (t1495)
CO (t1455)
Button (t1425)

Hero's M: 20.13

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 4, 7
3 folds, MP2 calls t50, 3 folds, BB bets t100, MP2 calls t50

Flop: (t225) Q, Q, 2 (2 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks

Turn: (t225) 9 (2 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks

River: (t225) J (2 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks

Total pot: t225

Results:
BB had A, A (two pair, Aces and Queens).
MP2 had A, 5 (one pair, Queens).
Outcome: BB won t225

Here is a guide of how to extract the most value with your AA (not)

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 60 Tournament, 300/600 Blinds (3 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (BB) (t1700)
Button (t8320)
SB (t3480)

Hero's M: 1.89

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8, J
Button bets t8320 (All-In), SB calls t3180 (All-In), 1 fold

Flop: (t7560) 9, J, 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t7560) 6 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t7560) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t7560

Results:
Button had 3, K (high card, King).
SB had 10, 7 (one pair, sevens).
Outcome: SB won t7560

If you know u re gonna win why to start learning the game ?

Yesterday there was a big strike and a huge march in the centre of Athens to fight for our rights .I guess most of you are familiar with the problems we have and its getting worse and worse with all these corrupted people we have in power and with the foreign countries that try to economical "enslave" us .Anyway a policeman got burn(minor burns) but the "cause" for that are the following pics.

and after that we had this

You Greeks now how to riot

Originally posted by PokerAddict36
You Greeks now how to riot

Ye greeks know how to fight from the ancient years ♦

Today was a weird session. i crushed the 33$ sngs but got crushed in the 60$.Made a little profit though like 40bucks !But also got a final table at a 2k super turbo guarantee getting 4th.Its the second time i get final table on a super turbo mtt .The last one i got 3rd for 800$ .So the big upswing from the graph is the mtt.I am still running below ev though...

Well, dear Schris7, I just read your blog, its a shame I managed not to discover it earlier. By your nickname allow me to take a wild guess that you did not actually enjoyed the football derby last week but at least you were happy with the result!!!

You are doing a great job so far and I will be glad if we could have a talk sooner or later.

keep grinding mate!

i got 3rd for 800$

Nice cash Keep it up.

Originally posted by winnergr
Well, dear Schris7, I just read your blog, its a shame I managed not to discover it earlier. By your nickname allow me to take a wild guess that you did not actually enjoyed the football derby last week but at least you were happy with the result!!!

You are doing a great job so far and I will be glad if we could have a talk sooner or later.

keep grinding mate!

I dont take football so seriously anymore . we have so many problems as a country that football is the least we should worry about.my skype is schris7 is u want to chat sometime.

Originally posted by Tim64

i got 3rd for 800$

Nice cash Keep it up.

Thanks man , but its time to ship an mtt !I hope mini ftops series will give me a chance to do that

As usuall i cant win a fucking sunday, fucking rigged , its a good thinking of ft to give better luck at weekends even if its tiny % to fishes so they can keep em coming.pfff obviously (?) thats not true i am just mad i cant win at weekends where sngs are full with fishes.No wonder why sunday is the only loosing day i have according to sharkscope.Maybe it would be +ev to stop playing on sundays...Is anyone know if i can have at hem a graph that shows only the sundays?It will be funny to watch the ev .

February Review

So last session of february was a disaster as the yesterday one . In 2 days almost all the profit of feb has gone .At least some rakeback + the end year bonus i finished ,boosted my roll a bit.

About my short term goals i will post an update.

Short term goals

Regain platinum status in ps(Failed : I will need about a week or so to achieve that.)
Regain black member status in ft(Failed :I will need a lot of days to achieve that )
Post in evalutation forums at least 4 days per week(Achieved :I was writing almost daily and saw many different opinions from the judges which is good ,learnt something)
Find some sweat partners(Failed :Didnt find any partner playing similar limits yet)
Dont skip reviewing time(Failed : Very little review from my part )
Win poker blog of the week(Failed : I dont even know if they still have blog of the week )
Enjoy poker(Failed :Running below ev for several months now doesnt make me very happy at the moment)


So as you see my short term goals are doing great
The only thing i am happy at the moment for this year is that i am winning at the 60s even its a low sample , i am getting more and more comfortable with the limit and the swings and finally my mtt play seems to be improving(had 2 nice final tables).As far as the hu part i dont have the time at the moment to learn and test something new .I ll stick to sngs and add more mtt sessions for the new month.