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Up 4.5 buyins since last post. Im at the in-laws for the long weekend, havent played much. im using the macbook/laptop so i can only 4 table with overlap.

If my math is correct, i make about 10$/hr in Bonus when I 7 table a typical Ongame Bonus at $50NL. Does this jive with what you are getting??

A few observations...
1. VP$IP is around 24%.... I have a feeling your leaking there. I mean On the borderline of supertight is 15%, but if you had 15% I'd be complimenting you. It would be nice to see your VPIP get under 20%...
But then again! You are doing great! So don't feel so much of a pinch from what I'm saying.

2. Don't feel like there is a problem with your game with a 4.5 buyin downswing. I mean it's great that you're not ignorant about it. Let yourself accept horrid days and look at it... but then let it go.

quick update,

current broll 2538$, bonuswhoring a hollywood 9x.. have played ~9k hands at 50NL and made more than 20 buyins.. still planning on getting around 15k total hands at 50NL before moving up to 100NL.

ETA 100NL ~ the end of this week. Also hope to have the 200$ Bonus cleared by then and i should have a nice cushion for 100NL.

played really well.. up 3.5 buyins in 2 hrs.. i couldve been up 5 more but i got sucked out on riv by flushes ai on flop/turn.. i did a good job of not tilting after those 2 hands.. i just kept thinking how well i had played to get it all in ahead... i lost a few other hands when my cbets got called.. but overall i cant recall too many huge mistakes.. i never was all in and dominated.. i play quite cautious but it seems to be working.

ps, graph on the first post is updated.

congrats man. you are flying up in stakes.

Played slagg today.. didnt realize it.. next thing i know my pt stats are 25/12.... that extra 5% is where i win/lose stacks (flopped K high flush v shorties A high flush)..

i lost another big hand with 66.. i tried to rep AA, turns out a lagg was trying to rep a set.. he had QTo!.. nice read buddy. 66 is my biggest loser by far. sets get sucked out, and for some reason i try and stand up to maniacs with it. i'm -249$ for -2bb/hand i get it.. the next closest is A6s, -125$.. nothing comes close to those 2.. maybe i should just fold every six from now on.. heh

anyways heres a graph of slag play, its something ive been trying to get away from .. 20/10 to 18/12 is my goal.. thats when i run the best.. i ended up making 2 stacks in under 1k hands, which is great, but i know i couldve been much higher.. i also played a loong session (>2.5 hrs).. i usually limit myself ot 1 hr, i play very sharp that way.. and i ran into a lot of 35-40% vpip.. they love to chase flushes, and value bet them on the river.. and of course i paid them off every time. oh yeah, and bluffing calling stations is my new fav thing.. Wink

so anyways i am not too proud of my play tonight, i will stick to shorter sessions from now on..

swing swing swing...

those 3 big hands are 88 (flopped set v AA, and another fellow with set of 5's).. then i cracked AA and KK at the same time with 56s.. flopped a str8.. 3rd hand was 45s getting a str8 on the turn after KK slowplayed his overpair..

just to be sure...the "BB/100" in that graph program means big blinds/100 correct?

Gotta love fridays.

I made 7+ buyins in 2 hrs 8 tabling. Paradise has a new reload. I dont know how to import those hands into PokerTracker, so i just play there bareback. I played well overall, and made a couple of good calldowns with overpairs. Overpairs are worth much more at PokerTracker - non-friendly sites. Im up 203$ 4 tabling Paradise for 4 hours at 50NL.. ill update the top graph again tonight. The Bonus is easy to clear, and i have 100$ to clear there.

current broll = 3161$

have Hollywood Bonus to clear 200$, PokerRoom 200$, Paradise 100$

Up 865$ this weekend. 383 from clearing 100$ at Paradise alone.. That place is crazy.

Up 4 buyins at hollywood over 440 hands, i played quite a bit looser, i was 27/10!.. I was making good reads and hitting some draws, overbetting when i hit and got callers.. my big hands came from 77,T9s, AA, j5s.. i was calling too much with Axs, a bad habit im going to work stopping. but overall i think i played well, i didnt make too many huge mistakes.

terry man you are freaking flying. keep it up!!

Your progress is very nice, good to see you've had an excellent run thus far. Just remember if you run into a downswing, that you are capable of playing well and the cards will eventually fall in your favor.

This blog SHOULD be an inspiration to any aspiring new low limit grinder. Even though you're in the beginners circle, I think you oughtta consider having it moved to Poker Etc with the rest of us Smile

Take care man.

OK,

I played quite a bit tonight, the wife was out of town. I got KK cracked twice, AA cracked once, and set of 2's sucked out by runner runner flush. Hit a bit of a downswing, but only ended down 2 buyins. If any of those hands go the other way then i'd be up. I probably shouldnt have played such a long session today, and I played a bit too loose (22/11).. I would like to be closer to 20/10. Anyways, I cleared the Hollywood Bonus, and my bankroll is at 3730$. I have also completed 15k hands at 50NL. I have met the requirements/goals I set for myself a while ago, so I am thinking about moving up to 100NL.

Link to the following thread to tell me what you think.

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=391175#391175

well i have been "too busy" to play today.

i have a big presentation tomorrow that i have been procrastinating all night on, and posting on here instead.

tomorrow i plan on playing will-hill full stacked x 3 tables to clear the 5 hr 50 pound Bonus. i figure that is a good place to start. any suggestions?

then i will move on to PokerRoom and work on their 7x.

when do you start 100nl?

Well i have a bit more of a coushin now that i won 7 buy ins in the first 1k hands at 100NL! I also cleared about 130$ in Bonus, all in all my best single day in poker ever in terms of winnings.

I ran my standard 20/10 VPIP/PFR.. i tightened up a lot better than the last few days.. seems to work well at 100NL..

my impression so far at 100NL on Ongame is that players are a bit more cautious, and they like calling c-bets/dont believe my cbets.. other than that though its about the same as 50nl. i encountered one really good player that was 45/43.. but only got it all in with a very good hand.. so i marked him and stayed away.. thank goodness he wasnt at too many of my tables.. i flopped a set and donked into him 1/2 pot.. he folded and correctly knew i had a set.. impressive.. a lot of times that line works really well..

Thanks for the support/help... i hope to successfully stay at 100nl for quite some time.

ps updated graph

this kinda looks like cocco bills graph, all upswings.

Played 1.5k hands, up 2.5 buyins. Running pretty well still.. My sets dont seeemed to get paid of as much, but TP is getting more showdown value with people calling cbets with worse hands..

The Bonus is clearing really fast.. 20$/hr 8 tabling on the PokerRoom network.. so just by breaking even im making quite a bit of money.. there seems to be neverending amounts of 10x bonuses on the network, but if i clear them out too fast i could do the 15x and get an ipod.. its still like 50% Rakeback, and a site im familiar with..

looks like PokerStars has a reload, i have 120$ left there, and another 120$ just popped up.. i had been clearing it at 25NL, which was quite tedious.. i think it will clear at a decent pace at 100NL.. either way its 6 months to expire so..

im still wondering if i should try and move up to 200NL after my bankroll is ready (not sure how much that should be, 7k??).. provided i have played 15k hands at 100NL.. let me know what you guys think.

definitly consider clearing the new Stars Bonus. i think im going to have to pass it up at $25nl, but at $100nl, it should clear fine.

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