Zooming to 1kNL 2015

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Hello there, Pokerstrategy!

Some might remember, some might have heard of, for some I will be the new guy :))

About me:
check page 1 for the very begginings if interested ♦
What happedned since I stopped being active here:
Well, I have been strugling. As a rush player I had lot of troubles adapting to normal games after BF and never actually established myslef on the stakes i was used to play on rush. Everything pretty much went to shit with lack of discipline, motivation and mainly from the disability to accept that I don't beat nl100 for 6bb like i used to on rush.

So I've been starting and quitting, switching to plo and back again for a while until i decided to fuck it and take a break.

It didnt take long for me to start missing playing and started playing again, this time for fun. Obv winning is important, but way more is to enjoy the game. Then winning comes with it.

I finally accepted I suck, games changed, players developed, things are going down differently.

I am taking things slowly, playing ZOOM nl25 for 2months now, putting time into learning and analyzing again.. Just the way it is supposed to be.

Well, I decided to start a blog, cuz well, I just wanna spill my brain out every now n then.. obv i ll try to entertain you, or share some wise shit with you in the process ♦

Ok, enough of this boring stuff, what to expect here ?
Wise shit you have heard milion times and will hate me for repeating it again

Workout thingies.. Well, i work out quiet a bit, so might talk abt that a bit every now n then

FUCKING FOOOOOOD, FOOOD is sooo fucking goood. With gf we r total food junkies and love awesome food.. We love fancy dining, we love cooking at home, we love eating healthy and sometimes, we just like to break all the rules and fucking eat everything we can find and then hate ourselfs when our stomachs are about to explode

DUUUUUUUDE, u just fucked up my preparation for the top of the page post ♦

So, first spost should be abt poker i guess.

I guess I need to get your attention first with some nice giraffe. been running not so bad last 2 days

But yea, don't go all "fucking fish on a fucking heater" on me.. Still got a LOT to catch up on this month

Played ~200k hands on NL25ZOOM SH, having 5.5 EV bb/hh
Even with such shitty run i feel pretty comfortable on 25, so I ll take a shot on 50 this week, hopefully, things will work out

Signing out with wonderfull Lamb chops, restaurant V Zátiší, Prague.. If you come here, def go there ! 10/10

Hooolllyy moly welcome back!

Yes I did!

Soooooo, when are you coming to visit Vienna?!

Welcome back, I saw you a couple of times on NL25, time to step up to NL50 and (not) mess with me and Gregor

I still not sure I've ever stacked you?! Definitely going to not keep donating to you by going into monster spew mode

I moved up to NL50 the start of this month, there really isn't a huge amount of difference so you'll definitely be a solid winning reg.

About the graph, f ev, nice f*** red line tho.

Welcome back GRK.

I too played same games as you and had trouble adjusting after BF. The hardest part was swallowing pride and taking NL25 and such seriously again, but once past that return wasn't hard at all. Games aren't tougher I'd say, just different so I'm sure you'll be back @ 100 in no time.

GL

Don't move up; No money in poker, everyones solid....

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $81.28 (162.6 bb)
Hero (SB): $178.70 (357.4 bb)
BB: $59.58 (119.2 bb)
UTG: $90.50 (181 bb)
MP: $59.95 (119.9 bb)
CO: $46.50 (93 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A T
4 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, BB raises to $3.50, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($7) J T K (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: ($7) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $4.75, BB calls $4.75

River: ($16.50) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $10.50, BB raises to $21, Hero raises to $52.25, BB calls $30.33 and is all-in

Results:

One of my fav hands in a long time, villian did tank for a long time on the river tho.....

unlucky i guess, after BF i crushed non-rush games and did terribly at zoom ♦ (remember, i was a rush reg too)
gl improving again

and those lamb chops look amazing, been too long since i've eaten some

Cheers for the warm welcome, guys!

@Manu : actually, December! not sure about the dates yet, but w gf we plan on hyping up our xMass mood in wonderfull winter Vienna. Wouldn't be too bad to meet up for a bit and party hard ♦ .. or just have a hot wine!

@Greg&Craig : Muhaha, looking forward to batteling with you real soon! ♦
PS: sry for naming u properly mate, but it just looks so much nicer this way! ♦
Q for ya: how much VPPs/1k hands u r getting ? Any reason to get HM2, or PT4? Im still running on good old HM1

NFSS : cheers mate! thanks for the trust! Btw.. whf happened to you ? Am I overlooking something, or is there really no sign of trolling in your post? ♦

Kruppe: Thanks for stopping by! Yea, I blame it on luck too! ♦ ♦ jk obv, but truth is that i was welcomed on stars w 5k below EV first 2 months after BF which did fuck up my confidence a bit. What are you raping atm ?

Intersting hand from the morning session:

Grabbed by Holdem Manager
NL Holdem $0.25(BB) Replayer
SB ($21.16)
Hero ($35.58)
UTG ($29.94)
UTG+1 ($12.76)
CO ($25)
BTN ($25)

Dealt to Hero 6♦ 7♦

fold, fold, CO raises to $0.75, fold, fold, Hero raises to $2, CO calls $1.25

FLOP ($4.10) Q♠ 5♣ 8♣

Hero bets $2.25, CO calls $2.25

TURN ($8.60) Q♠ 5♣ 8♣ A♠

Hero bets $5.21, CO calls $5.21

RIVER ($19.02) Q♠ 5♣ 8♣ A♠ 6♠

Hero checks, CO bets $15.54 (AI), Hero calls $15.54

Hero shows 6♦ 7♦
(Pre 50%, Flop 43.3%, Turn 27.3%)

CO shows 4♣ 4♥
(Pre 50%, Flop 56.7%, Turn 72.7%)

Hero wins $48.10

And finally, today's lunch!
Turkey breast and babyspinach salad with tortilla roll

Looks pretty standard, but its was a blast, tasty and nutritionaly wonderful

Pffft... We talk on Skype, complicated

been playing small/midstakes on various smaller € sites, much nicer than zoom ♦

Try HEM2, you get 30 day trial so now harm really.

VPP's I just checked and am getting about 140/1k hands, playing about 22/18 you might be looser and get more

Cheers!

might or might not check that out.. I realized I am not sure I actually want a better software ♦ so fishy thinking on my side.. Only the idea of how much time it would take me to set it up properly and import all the hands makes me bit sick ♦

Btw:

would u guys be interested in skype disscussions/rant ? ♦

Bit annoyed with the VPPs.. im getting 90-115 on 25 now, playing pretty much w same stats.. meh..

Considering if it makes sence to set a goal of making SN this year.. I have 50k VPPs atm..

@Kruppe : dammmn, happy for you it worked out! I tried small euro sites too and i just hate everything else than fast pace poker.. im such a picky bitch

Hm, so yeah ♦

This might end quicker than expected.
I started the blog when I decided to try hard to make something good happen in the poker world. It was right after a job interview which I rly found interesting and wouldnt hate to do, but had feeling from the guy, that he isnt really going to give it to me.

Totally misread him, emailed me today to say Im game, boom!
Going to Italy for 3-5week training in beg of October, so yea.

$$ is pretty awesome considering I have no qualification whatsoever and even no degree to say "hey, i do things properly". There will be lots of travelling involved, which is rly nice + for the time I ll be staying here, it will mostly be emails and couple of bussiness meetings/week, so will still have plenty of time to do other things.

Not going to drop poker totally, i expect this to actually take some pressure of me so I might rape midstakes soon ♦ Well, prob not with no hard work, but who knows, maybe playing for fun rather than for the ability to afford food might be good change!

Fiiiiish! Gratz, enjoy the job and have fun travelling! ♦

Congrats on the job, with all your $$$ you can just come to the tables and donate

Ahhh maaaan ... party pooper

Hehehe enjoy ur new job

Thanks guys!

obv things are obv, with the confidence boost of not having to rely on poker to have moniez, the shot is going pretty nice sofar been busy w enjoying life, so only 13k hands sofar, but after swingaments in the beggining, it starts to take an upward trend

If it werent for you guys w your quad hitting skills, i d printing like crazy ♦

Had a +10BI day on EV today, only 6 in actual winnings, but I aint even mad

Dunno if it only works w czech mentality, but everytime im up against a fellow czechperson, they take it too personaly and just want to beat me:D Ego doesnt belong to poker tables, guys!

Its real fun to let them outplay themselfs ♦

Grabbed by Holdem Manager
NL Holdem $0.50(BB) Replayer
Hero ($194)
BB ($84.05)
UTG ($53)
UTG+1 ($48.88)
CO ($15.18)
BTN ($44.96)

Dealt to Hero A♥ A♦

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $1, Hero raises to $4, fold, BTN raises to $10.50, Hero calls $6.50

FLOP ($21.50) 2♦ 6♣ 9♣

Hero bets $5.50, BTN calls $5.50

TURN ($32.50) 2♦ 6♣ 9♣ T♠

Hero checks, BTN bets $28.96 (AI), Hero calls $28.96

RIVER ($90.42) 2♦ 6♣ 9♣ T♠ 7♦

BTN shows 8♦ 4♦
(Pre 17%, Flop 9.7%, Turn 9.1%)

Hero shows A♥ A♦
(Pre 83%, Flop 90.3%, Turn 90.9%)

BTN wins $87.92