Hey,

Yesterday was a terrible day at the tbls and i managed to ruin the nice month during a 4,4k hands sesion, losing 1,1dollar pr hand aka 10bis at 400nl + a little at 600.

Im sitting here wondering what hit me and recall beeing in so man ubersick spots. I might have been outplayed and owned cause i mnaged to lay down sets many times when being checkraised on river. Tming was off it seemed cause every time i looked em up i saw the stone cold stuff.

Kinda annoying to lose more than half of the monthly winnings on the 29th, still it happened and still im up for the month. Also, i tend to backswing good very often - just what i need now.

Have a nice weekend!

Dan

Hey,

As i said last blog i felt a 3 mnth heater coming and so far im on track. I awarded myself new pc and screen that i ordered friday and prob get next week. A local company that builds pcs promised to build me a quiet one and i also got the 30inch samsung - cant wait.

This is so far this month, wouldnt be v nice to 2X it and call october done - well see though.



Im sneakin out of my big downswing, slowly but steady - 8k left outta 34k. Have started to put in some 600nl and will switch over whenever i feel ready.

Gonna watch a danish thriller now, take care!

Dan

Yo,

Seems this blog will be more sporadic than i had planned, maybe due to the fact that poker has kinda sucked lately. Lately, cause from now i believe im due for a heater. A well needed one.

Last month was basically another hard one, but in the end i managed to close a small profit, ******** helping out though. Almost 6k total, but somehow it felt like 12k the other way. I might be spoiled from earlier times were 10k profits was standard and i also struggle with not succeeding the way i wanna, i always have.



The neverending search of the game to play is still going on for me. I decided to drop 6max (for good, lol and wow) not long ago and deposited on stars to play only hu. Busted that account (the 3-4k dswing around 28kish hands last month graph) pretty quick though. Back to 6max and since then ive done ok and gotten like 15 bis my way. If/when 3handed games return i will focus only on them and put in even more time.

Watchin tons of vids at dc and leggo, thinkin more about my game than i ever have, analyzing different plays i do, reviewing hands and watchin opponents. I hope its whats paying of cause this month has started v good and im having way more fun playing.



Will try to get in 50k hands this month and hopefully see another 5-figure win.

Good luck at the tables guys!

Dan

Hey guys,

First of all i had an ok day at the tables today.. hmm did i really? It ended well with a 1,3k profit, but as usual it wasnt without a ton of frustration. Also barely reached green numbers for the month, never saw it coming - yay me.

The 3handed games that ive been waiting for 2 mnts or so havent really made me superhappy yet; ya i know im never satisfied. Anyway, its hard to play 200nl when im fighting to soon move up to 600nl (200 is the max on the new 3h tables). I love playing 3h though, its my favorite game and im superconfident i will crush when 400+ comes along, hopefully soon.

Poker can be so easy at times, lol
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4668548

Really happy about how i played this hand
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4668553

Prob shouldnt play this hand, still kinda felt i was ahead on river
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4668567

Im pretty sure i havent flopped two pair this month and won the hand
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4668573

Soulowned by k3 oop. I knew he could have all sorts of hands so im happy with the shove.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4668581

I probably have heard "no superstar" by Remady P&R 15 times today and im not gonna stop just yet.

Kinda starting to feel im gonna grind my way out of my downswing once again; motivation is weird high and i feel great.

Hope all is well with you,

Dan

Hey guys,

Still not killing the 5max games unfortunately; prob for two main reasons. I dont believe im a particular good 5/6-max player and i think i im kinda unlucky atm. Bad combo. After my success in the 3handed games on Ongame i never found the rythm in 6max, something i find very frustrating. I kinda feel im that nr 1 or 2 at the table, but when not beeing able to beat it, who knows. Bottomline tells the true story and id rather bring home the winnings than thinkin im good .

Oh well, today i received some sick decent news. The 3handed games that went away with P5 Ongame update, is now back, at least up to 200nl. I assume they test a bit before 400+ comes along.
To me its just a blessing to see them back, its by far my best game and i basically needed them back.
Superready to start crushing again, and i think i will.

Made a 1,2k win today, but it wasnt an easy 5hr session. So many weird spots and somewhat frustrated the whole way and not dealing too good with the resistance.

Like here when i lost with AA !!! hehe im kidding, but theres no way i can fold here as i see it. Have QQ one time (like i so often have in this spot)

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4654613

AK has been beyond brutal lately, if i dont run it into aces or kinds but lucky enough to flip, i dont do too hot. 5bet shoving JJ is a bad play as i see it - 90% sure a flip or way behind.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4654621

I felt i played this one great, but i have been 2, 3 and 4 outering myself alot lately. I flatted to have the the top of my range, the small turnbet was prob bad; i felt unsure tbh and wanted to keep in hands i beat etc, river made me 95% sure i had best hand and i wasnt gonna fold thogh its hard to find what i beat. Hes shove made little sense too me, impossible to see him 1 outering me.

Worst play of the day, i called down to see him have that J, Same thing happened yesterday in a 3bet pot where i had 87 on 88A and lost to AQ. Hes just not bluffing here..

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4654649

I was called an idiot because of this hand

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4654659

This was a fun hand. oop float working out lol.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4654667

Tomorrow i start playing 3h games only. 200nl unforunately, and i hope higher levels soon get same feature. Very optimistic about the time to come and ready to crush!

GL unless ur playing me - take care,

Dan

Hey guys,

I have grinded steady since got home from holiday, unfortunately without the results i was hoping for.
Its been heavy on the mind lately where im just on the wrong side of overpairs in blindbattles and not beeing a champion in winning flips. Checked the results so far yesterday and it made me kinda mehish, dead even - wich to me feels like a clean failure.

I really do believe im playing good, and i conclude time and time again im playing lots of people who still doesnt care too much about position, ranges and betsizes - still somehow - i cannot beat them right now. I have been supergood though at accepting the daily swings. One of the last pots i played today i got it in almost as good as possible on turn but got 4 outered for 200bb pot without caring too much. No apathi though, just accepted i cant do anyting to avoid it. Didnt get the urge to play 5/10 or anything, just realized i gotta keep pushing people around where i am.



After seeing im even after holiday i felt like checking how im doing at 400nl in general. That was a better looking graph, and it helped me to see the wider perspective. A given day can feel absurd bad, a month can crush ur heart but the total picture might still be decent looking. I have ab 200k hands at 400nl in my db:



I just have to do this 5 more times or so.

biggest, coolest hand lately:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4627721

hand of the day:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4627732

had a 11 bi drop day a week ago that ended with this hand;
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4627743

2 outering myself like it was my dayjob
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4627751

I recently started working out again, meaning i have visited the gym twize, yay me!
Have to lose weight or im flipping to die of heartattack before xmas - and i dont win flips atm.
Hopefully its the start to something good - today i felt fresh after 1500 hands but couldnt play more cause i had other stuff to do. Maybe working out improves stamina afterall .

Im heading for bed, need some sleep and get ready to make this month a winning one.

Take care,

Dan

Hi guys,

Im Dan, a midstaker from Norway - at the moment struggeling for my pokerlife.

The year started great, but lately mr. doom has hit me hard, and poker has given me way more frustration and sadness than fun and monetary benefits. Heres my year graph until today;

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6138/year09onaug20.jpg
blue line is ********, wow im a rb whore it seems - never saw that coming.


Im trying to grind through, but i have to admit, im barely beating 2/4 6m atm - its such a grind. Gonna post hands and results the coming entrys - just kicking it of with this intro.

Take care guys,

Dan