November was a lazy month for me, didn't get too much done. My main goal was to move out before the end of the month. That hasn't happened yet, but I have chosen an apartment, I just need to do some negotiations with the landlord. I'm trying to get him to change some of the furniture and the carpets because they aren't very nice. I like the apartment though and it has a great location.

Here's my nl graph..




16k hands is a really poor effort even for me! wasn't too motivated to grind. Think I'm just getting a bit sick of playing on my laptop and just can't wait to move out and get a proper setup! I've also been really lazy about working on my game. I've hardly watched any videos and haven't reviewed my sessions much, so I'll be looking for that to change in Dec. I always said to myself that I'll never have the "i'm number 1 so why try harder" attitude. Not saying I'm the best or anything, far from it. But I've been having decent results at the high stakes games for a while and it's too easy to get complacent when that happens. Things are going well so why change, right? It's a terrible attitude to have. This video is all about what I'm talking about and is an insight to why great players stay great.



I'm just glad he decided to play chess instead of poker, because there would be less money for all of us otherwise!


The downswing in the middle is me running bad at 25/50 and good at 10/20. I think at the lowest point i was still like 7ptbb/100 for the month. Solid month $ wise nonetheless.

I'll finish off with some fun hands from the month..


against an agro reg, i was really excited on the flop. Probably the sickest river card, but i felt he would bluff it enough plus i had the Qh.

$10/$20 No Limit Holdem
2 players


Stacks:
BTN ($4148.50)
Hero (BB) ($2108.50)

Pre-flop: ($30, 2 players) Hero is BB Q Q
BTN raises to $60, Hero raises to $220, BTN calls $160

Flop: 7 A 4 ($470, 2 players)
Hero bets $260, BTN raises to $640, Hero calls $380

Turn: K ($1750, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: 8 ($1750, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $3288.50, Hero goes all-in $1248.50

Final Pot: $6256
BTN shows: J T
Hero shows: Q Q

BTN wins $2040 ( lost -$2108.50 )
Hero wins $4216 ( won +$2107.50 )




vs another agro reg, figured he'd float this flop a lot so went for a turn cr. Whiffed that and figured a river cr was mandatory. I don't think I could have called his shove faster!


$10/$20 No Limit Holdem
3 players


Stacks:
BTN ($2960.00)
Hero (SB) ($2804.50)
BB ($2320.00)

Pre-flop: ($30, 3 players) Hero is SB A A
BTN folds, Hero bets $70, BB calls $60

Flop: 2 7 K ($160, 2 players)
Hero bets $120, BB calls $120

Turn: 9 ($400, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks

River: 3 ($400, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $300, Hero bets $1050, BB bets $1820, Hero calls $1070

Final Pot: $4640
BB shows: 6 5
Hero shows: A A

Hero wins $4638 ( won +$2318 )
BB lost -$2320.00




this guy accused me of taking too long to call! I only had A high! Apparently i should always know what i am going to do after i bet.


$25/$50 No Limit Holdem
3 players


Stacks:
BTN ($5000.00)
Hero (SB) ($5100.00)
BB ($11347.00)

Pre-flop: ($75, 3 players) Hero is SB K A
BTN bets $125, Hero bets $450, BB folds, BTN calls $350

Flop: J Q 2 ($1000, 2 players)
Hero bets $525, BTN bets $4525, Hero calls $4000

Turn: Q ($10050, 2 players)

River: T ($10050, 2 players)

Final Pot: $10050

BTN shows: K T
Hero shows: K A

Hero wins $10048 ( won +$5048 )
BTN lost -$5000.00




biggest pot I've ever won. guy was a pretty big donator (obv) still a pretty sick spot, but he 3b a lot and i just knew he wouldn't take that line with 2pr+ so i shrugged and called, and luckily i held!


$25/$50 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero (UTG) ($9350.00)
CO ($9018.00)
BTN ($5672.00)
SB ($4897.00)
BB ($9151.00)

Pre-flop: ($75, 5 players) Hero is UTG K Q
Hero bets $175, 3 folds, BB calls $125

Flop: 9 7 K ($375, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $275, BB bets $8976, Hero calls $8701

Turn: 2 ($18327, 2 players)

River: 4 ($18327, 2 players)

Final Pot: $18327
Hero shows: K Q
BB shows: T 8

Hero wins $18324 ( won +$9173 )
BB lost -$9151.00





biggest pot I've ever played. One of those hands where I just wish I had folded pf! He tanked all the way down on the river, so i guess it was a good bluff! I'd like it a lot more if river blanked though.


$25/$50 No Limit Holdem
6 players


Stacks:
UTG ($571.38)
UTG+1 ($10558.75)
Hero (CO) ($12217.50)
BTN ($9187.50)
SB ($393.25)
BB ($8824.00)

Pre-flop: ($75, 6 players) Hero is CO A 4
2 folds, Hero raises to $175, BTN calls $175, 2 folds

Flop: 4 J 3 ($425, 2 players)
Hero bets $300, BTN calls $300

Turn: Q ($1025, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $750, Hero raises to $2400, BTN calls $1650

River: 5 ($5825, 2 players)
Hero bets $9342.50, BTN goes all-in $6312.50

Final Pot: $21475
BTN shows: 9 T
Hero shows: A 4

BTN wins $18445 ( won +$9257.50 )
Hero wins $3030 ( lost -$9187.50 )




Vs the same guy. I was a bit tilted and accused him of slow rolling the last hand (which i don't think he did tbh), we had a few back and fourths in chat. All really unnecessary and not something i usually do, but i was tired and pissed off that i had just lost an 18k pot! Anyway, like 10 mins later this hand happened. On the river before i bet he says "deja vu". So i ship, he tanks and folds . If i was ever gonna show a bluff it would be that one, but i had auto muck turned on, oh well.



$25/$50 No Limit Holdem
3 players


Stacks:
BTN ($19051.25)
SB ($1377.24)
Hero (BB) ($5194.00)

Pre-flop: ($75, 3 players) Hero is BB 9 8
BTN raises to $175, SB folds, Hero raises to $550, BTN calls $375

Flop: K A 3 ($1175, 2 players)
Hero bets $550, BTN calls $550

Turn: 2 ($2275, 2 players)
Hero bets $1000, BTN calls $1000

River: A ($4275, 2 players)
Hero bets $3094, BTN folds

Final Pot: $7317

Hero wins $7317 ( won +$2123 )
BTN lost -$2100.00



Never spew when it works!


$25/$50 No Limit Holdem
2 players


Stacks:
Hero (BTN) ($5100.00)
BB ($6410.00)

Pre-flop: ($75, 2 players) Hero is BTN K 4
Hero bets $75, BB bets $250, Hero bets $750, BB calls $550

Flop: 2 5 J ($1700, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $450, BB calls $450

Turn: J ($2600, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $875, BB calls $875

River: 3 ($4350, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2925, BB folds

Final Pot: $7275
Hero shows: K 4

Hero wins $7274 ( won +$2174 )
BB lost -$2175.00



Take care.