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The adventures of a LOLsite player. A Unibet Story. NL25

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Trommelboy
Joined: 08.11.2009

Hey all

After doubting to opening a blog here on the English section since the dutch community is rather dead (Sorry lads), I'm gonna try.

Who am I?
I'm a 29 year old from Belgium. I have had a very passionate on-and-off relationship with the game sometimes taking breaks of months.
I've been playing for years. Primarely NL10 and 25 to have a little bonus aside the job. I have been playing winningly though over the years. I have about 12K profit online all together and about 10k winnings from NL200 live which I haven't been playing in ages. (Wanting to pick it back up after Covid though).
So far I have been struggling mentally to make the next step. Justification tilt and just absolutely hating to lose sometimes turns me into an absolute monkey. So various regs and recs have been sponsored by me as well I'm afraid.

My goal is to:
1) get better technically just move up. I think my a-game is OK for NL25/50 but I need to improve my b & C game. :)
2) work on the tilt. And really work on it. Not saying it like I have been for years.
3) Crush my limits (DUH!?)
4) set up a poker network with peers to improve.

The fact I live in Belgium makes things a bit more difficult:
My only options to play on are Pokerstars, Unibet & Bwin(Partypoker). And any form of rakeback, bonusses, points, whatever are probihited.
My only rakeback is the Unibet Rakerace. Sucks balls but hey, what can you do right?
So I've been playing on Unibet and will continue doing so. I've been there since the beginning so I'm used of playing HUDless.

Why LOLsite? A couple of years ago on the Dutch community we had a specific forum member who thought me and two other friends who (almost) stopped playing the game were playing on a LOLsite because Pokerstars is the real deal. We had great discussions and laughs and this is not really laughing at the guy, but rather see the humour in it. The tag will hunt me forever.

Will I be posting hands? Sometimes. I'd rather have discussions and conversations about the mental part of the game since there lies my biggest leaks.
Pokerstrategy isn't anymore what it has been, but the site has given me so much. I'd rather stay active here. I think the site is going back in the right direction though.

Let's do this! :)


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Hi Trommelboy,
Welcome to the PokerStrategy.com EN Community blogging section! :welcome:

Best of luck!

I've played on a few LOL sites -- remember PKR?

So sad that promos aren't allowed, but when you think of it, so many sites have links prominently displayed that caution against excessive gambling.
Those same sites have even more prominently display ads for promotions that are intended to increase your gambling.

Cheers,
VS


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Trommelboy
Joined: 08.11.2009

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
So sad that promos aren't allowed, but when you think of it, so many sites have links prominently displayed that caution against excessive gambling.
Those same sites have even more prominently display ads for promotions that are intended to increase your gambling.

Cheers,
VS

Yeah I don't get it. On my pokertables there are links to open slot games, but any kind of poker promo is not allowed...
I really really don't get it.


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advancedTN1984
Joined: 29.10.2012

GL!


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stefanie46
Joined: 02.06.2015

Originally posted by Trommelboy

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
So sad that promos aren't allowed, but when you think of it, so many sites have links prominently displayed that caution against excessive gambling.
Those same sites have even more prominently display ads for promotions that are intended to increase your gambling.

Cheers,
VS

Yeah I don't get it. On my pokertables there are links to open slot games, but any kind of poker promo is not allowed...
I really really don't get it.

Indeed realy disapointed for us the belgian players.


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FrozenElf
Joined: 06.07.2015

Hello,

This sounds intersesting, im also struggling with tilt, ill happily discuss the mental side of poker with you :f_thumbsup:


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Trommelboy
Joined: 08.11.2009

So this week runs rather boring to be fair, break even stretch. November is a month of swings and small progress.
We started the month with about 1K roll. Dropped back to half of it and almost won the 500€ back.

It's a good exercise mentally. :)


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by FrozenElf
Hello,

This sounds intersesting, im also struggling with tilt, ill happily discuss the mental side of poker with you :f_thumbsup:
I can highly recommend "The Mental Game of Poker" by Jared Tendler and Barry Carter.
It helped me immensely


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FrozenElf
Joined: 06.07.2015

Originally posted by VorpalF2F

Originally posted by FrozenElf
Hello,

This sounds intersesting, im also struggling with tilt, ill happily discuss the mental side of poker with you :f_thumbsup:
I can highly recommend "The Mental Game of Poker" by Jared Tendler and Barry Carter.
It helped me immensely

I'm on number 2, ive read the first book that much it fell appart on me haha, need to order a new copy, i would like to review some topics in there :f_drink:


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deralte71
Joined: 09.08.2010

GL Sir, playing PLO at the same LOLsite as You:f_drink:


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by FrozenElf

I'm on number 2, ive read the first book that much it fell appart on me haha, need to order a new copy, i would like to review some topics in there :f_drink:
Lately I've only been buying books I could read electronically.
Kindle format is OK, but I rather prefer epub -- I read them on an android tablet.

Cheers,
VS


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Trommelboy
Joined: 08.11.2009

Originally posted by VorpalF2F

Originally posted by FrozenElf
Hello,

This sounds intersesting, im also struggling with tilt, ill happily discuss the mental side of poker with you :f_thumbsup:
I can highly recommend "The Mental Game of Poker" by Jared Tendler and Barry Carter.
It helped me immensely

If only I hadn't an absolute distaste of reading books... :)
I did read it. Sometimes my mind just forgot it has the needed info. :(


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by Trommelboy
If only I hadn't an absolute distaste of reading books... :)
I did read it. Sometimes my mind just forgot it has the needed info. :(
Yeah, this book is more of a workbook than a read-it-and-know-stuff book.
There are exercises to do as you go through it, and the benefit lies in doing the work, and analysing the results.
In the book Tendler advises keeping a "mental hand history" where you analyse you mental reaction as you win or lose.

It helps...


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Trommelboy
Joined: 08.11.2009

So, decent couple of days.
Play was OK, lots of bad beats but didn't tilt. :)

Roll is above 1K.

Who of you are playing on Unibet cash?


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Trommelboy
Joined: 08.11.2009

AFter horrible weekends this might be a good one! :)

8 stacks up this night!


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stefanie46
Joined: 02.06.2015

I do


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Trommelboy
Joined: 08.11.2009

Originally posted by stefanie46
I do

Keuwl.
What stakes?


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by Trommelboy
AFter horrible weekends this might be a good one! :)

8 stacks up this night!

Nice!
How many hands do you play in a normal session?
How many tables at the same time?

Keep it up!


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Trommelboy
Joined: 08.11.2009

I play 6 tables of NL25. how long depends on how i'm feeling, how the tables are, etc.

I just played a session of about an hour but a lot of regs on my tables. Weird for a sunday noon imo.


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Yeah, the regs are all supposed to be playing the big Sunday tournaments...


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