Ok so I'm back on track, knew the bad run couldn't last for more than a day..
Today I was trying to climb my way up, few good hands, few bad beats from SS'ers, nothing in particular, until this hand comes up.. I guess he put me on 66s and was hoping for a split..

Didn't play much this summer, August was no exception as I was on a holiday in the beautiful Palma de Mallorca and then back in my hometown for the first 3 weeks. So I managed to play around 10 days last month, with pretty good results.. rakeback isn't bad either.




This month though, on the 1st of Sep I had the most brutal day ever, not by the amount lost, but by the ev difference. I got sucked out on almost every single time I put my money in..




Got back about 2bi's yesterday after a -6bi day start, but that's ussual, I'm a comeback expert lol..

As for this month's goals, I'd like to play at least 50k hands before moving up to 5/10 next month with a 100bi bankroll, which I hope will be enough for my peace of mind, but I'm not too sure..
I don't know if I'll be able to put in that many hands though, as I started to play 4-5 tables max in order to improve my hand reading skills (still 8 on week-ends for the fish). Also, I'll be travelling to Barcelona with some friends between 8-14sep for the EPT event there and maybe 2-3 days more to Ibiza.. so, 50k might be too much, but I'll try.

Also, I'm gonna start working out again as soon as I'm back, that's always a good way to improve bb/100..

Cheers

Another brag post
This seems to be a special month, 2 days with record winnings, this time 16 buy-ins. GG me!





Going out to get drunk now.. Cheers!

Yep, had a pretty good day today, finishing +15buy-ins. It's my carrier's biggest win, yey!
I think starting this blog had something to do with it . Oh, and also a prop bet with one of my friends on who will earn more BBs this month, on minimum 60k hands.




And the biggest pot of the day (ipoker still rulz):

$2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

BB: $740.54
UTG: $211.40
CO: $400
Hero (BTN): $1,342.36
SB: $756.43

Pre-Flop: Q A dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, Hero raises to $14, SB folds, BB raises to $43, Hero raises to $117, BB calls $74

Flop: ($236) 5 8 8 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $152, BB calls $152

Turn: ($540) 7 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $270, BB raises to $471.54 and is All-In, Hero calls $201.54

River: ($1,483.08) A (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $1,483.08 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed and LOST (-$740.54 NET)
Hero showed Q A and WON $1,480.08 (+$739.54 NET)

OK, here's June:



Was doin' ok till the mid of the month, I don't know what happened then.. I also don't know how relevant this all-in EV graph is, but it sure doesn't look too good.. The rakeback doubled my winnings though, rofl


July goals:

Poker related:
- >60K hands 400-600NL
- watch as many good training videos for 1Knl i can get my hands on

Non-poker:
- going to the gym (starting tmrw) 4 times/week
- continue the holosync program
- 2-4h of tenis/week



+ Yesterday's rollercoaster graph:



Just like last month started, hope it won't finish the same way..

And an "I love ipoker" hand:

$2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

CO: $439.02
BTN: $512
SB: $96.48
Hero (BB): $394
UTG: $400

Pre-Flop: Q Q dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG folds, CO calls $4, BTN folds, SB raises to $16, Hero raises to $40, CO calls $36, SB calls $24

Flop: ($120) 2 2 J (3 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $79, CO calls $79, SB folds

Turn: ($278) 8 (2 Players)
Hero bets $139, CO calls $139

River: ($556) A (2 Players)
Hero bets $136 and is All-In, CO calls $136

Results: $828 Pot ($3 Rake)
CO showed 10 9 and LOST (-$394 NET)
Hero showed Q Q and WON $825 (+$431 NET)

So, whilst being at my mother's house, I wanted to watch Krantz's SH DVD and read some more pages of Bobbo's book and not play at all. But, ofc, while I was at around page 60, I got the urge to play and opened 6 400nl tables on the laptop.

And everytime I play after studying, I begin making plays and run a lot of "elaborate" bluffs. Add a few bad beats and you get a -2.7k session..

I hope this is going to be a self improvement tool for my game, helping me to keep track of my progress and allowing me to receive other people's feedback.

OK, first off, I'm a 25yo, 400-600NL player on the ipoker network, randomly playing 1Knl also, whenever I find a fish or two swimming around.. Theoretically, the bankroll would allow me to play at 1Knl, but I feel that I didn't play enough hands at 400NL-600NL..

I also withdrew around 25k about a month ago for a car, so that's of the reasons too.. I think I'll play for 2 or 3 more months tops at 400-600 and then I'll try to become a regular at 1Knl.

Anyway, just got back from the EURO 08, where I followed my national team, allong with some of my friends, poker players included.. We had a very nice time, including some hilarious moments during our trip to Amsterdam between match days, maybe I'll talk about em later.

I just can't wait to begin playing online again, today I started with a very short session, cause I have to leave for my hometown as it's my mother's bd, but I'll be back tomorrow. Here's today, lol:



And an interesting hand vs a fairly solid player:

Carlos Poker 2.00/4.00, hand converted by the iPoker Converter at Talking-Poker

saw flop | saw showdown

Button Hulios ($392.00)
SB easy7win ($147.80)
BB plzchazemynutzz ($394.10)
UTG bdig25 ($360.70)
UTG+1 HANSSACHS ($511.90)
CO ZheltonogovKirill ($412.30)

Preflop: plzchazemynutzz is in the BB with J J
3 folds, Hulios raises to 14.00, 1 fold, plzchazemynutzz raises to 46.00, Hulios calls 32.00.

Flop (98.00) 8 5 7
plzchazemynutzz bets 64.00, Hulios calls 64.00.

Turn (226.00) 4
plzchazemynutzz checks, Hulios bets 145.00, plzchazemynutzz moves all-in for 284.10, Hulios moves all-in for 137.00.

River (792.10) A

plzchazemynutzz shows J J
Hulios shows T 9

plzchazemynutzz wins 792.10 with One pair, Jacks


Cheers!