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  1. #76
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    uhhhgg that's pretty sick. tough to play when things are going like that.
  2. #77
    Poker is the stupidest game ever, was having a winning session then ran 300 below ev. this line is gold vs some stupid reg who is crushing me and plays the most abc game ever.

    something alot the lines of "f&$k this, can I just transfer you my bankroll I give up"

    only lost 40 bucks but still 6th losing session in a row and was up 200+
  3. #78
    Well I broke my streak with a decent winning session but back to just getting creamed at the moment. Mostly been working and havent had time to do anything but sleep and work.
    Man I swear to god I need to stop calling off nits and keep ( or start ) making super exploitable folds vs them.
    Gah session sucks so bad, only games I have cashed in are 12s playing 24s and 36s too. Prolly shouldnt be playing after a 11 hour shift at work but really had the itch to play and falling behind blackcard and ironman pace. Going to cash out enough to have 5 figures in the bank at the end of the month and then not cash out anymore and actually move up when I beat I level until I get busto enough to have to move back down.
  4. #79
    misclicking like a boss

    Grabbed by Holdem Manager
    NL Holdem $80(BB) Full Tilt
    SB ($2,990)
    BB ($1,980)
    UTG ($1,405)
    UTG+1 ($1,570)
    UTG+2 ($2,135)
    Hero ($925)
    CO ($1,325)
    BTN ($1,170)

    Dealt to Hero 4 3

    fold, fold, UTG+2 raises to $280, Hero raises to $925 (AI), fold, fold, fold, fold, UTG+2 calls $645

    FLOP ($1,970) 3 J 7

    TURN ($1,970) 3 J 7 3

    RIVER ($1,970) 3 J 7 3 Q

    UTG+2 shows Q K
    (Pre 64%, Flop 29.8%, Turn 0.0%)

    Hero shows 4 3
    (Pre 36%, Flop 70.2%, Turn 100.0%)

    Hero wins $1,970

    also had an even bigger one where I called off JT vs AK and AQ and also won. seriously though table ninja is fuxxxxed up. Why would I ever want to type a bet amount in one game and then have the the bet button be clicked on a different table?? yea never.
  5. #80
    Got some feedback on my new sizing from this fella..

    Geico514: stop raising fukin stupid numbers
    edit, got some more
    toleafs98: odd bets are homo

    in other news the friday games are really good. Got some pros like this guy mixed in...

    Grabbed by Holdem Manager
    NL Holdem $40(BB) Full Tilt
    SB ($1,850)
    BB ($1,500)
    Hero ($1,500)
    UTG+1 ($1,500)
    UTG+2 ($1,395)
    MP1 ($1,455)
    MP2 ($1,560)
    CO ($1,290)
    BTN ($1,450)

    Dealt to Hero 9 9

    Hero raises to $112, fold, fold, fold, MP2 calls $112, fold, fold, SB raises to $488, fold, Hero raises to $1,500 (AI), fold, SB calls $1,012

    FLOP ($3,152) 8 Q J

    TURN ($3,152) 8 Q J 7

    RIVER ($3,152) 8 Q J 7 5

    SB shows 3 4
    (Pre 16%, Flop 1.9%, Turn 0.0%)

    Hero shows 9 9
    (Pre 84%, Flop 98.1%, Turn 100.0%)

    Hero wins $3,152

    had reads on the guy obviously but in general I've been folding more in spots I feel are close. I dont know if I am spewing but it seems I bust big stacks alot in 3rd and 4th no idea why.. I dont know if I am just running bad vs opps card distribution or if i am just getting too out of line.

    Almost halfway to Blackcard

    Session over sigh... 3.7 hours wins me 38 cents incl rb horray. First session where ev was markedly positive (150 w/rb) though and I feel I played well.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 06-17-2011 at 10:10 PM.
  6. #81
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    i'd have to have a pretty sick read to 4 bet 99 thereE
  7. #82
    Quote Originally Posted by fulksy View Post
    i'd have to have a pretty sick read to 4 bet 99 thereE
    yea he was like 80/65 with a 50% 3bet and at bare minimum does this with any pair any ace. still 43o was shocking Everyone is solid guys, no edge anywhere.
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    ok lol standard
  9. #84
    ^^^ yep, no idea how I lose playing vs these people :s On that note I decided to get myself chat banned because I have been doing too much bitching and berating in chat and there really is no need to educate poor regs and fish and its a waste of energy and focus anyways.

    while this month has been pretty successful financially it kind of sucks because the incomes I thought I could depend on (dealing cards and 9mans) are both looking pretty ugly this month. Really don't know what I want to do longterm but I would love to continue playing poker and I've had quite a bit of success since the first 3 months of starting poker and starting to win in early 2010.

    I also have to re-enter the U.S. by mid October or else my greencard will expire or become void. So basically I need to decide by then if I will quit my job or not. If so I would like to go to ept barcelona or poker tour estrellas or w/e in other parts of Spain with 1k main events and play side events worth 1-2K € total and possibly spend a month in Thailand grinding online in August / September

    Just had a winning session +180ish and tried to chat a few times ... but couldnt

    BC average is 260, goal is 350 by months end
  10. #85
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    can you apply for an extension or do you have to leave the country for a bit?

    I got my FT chat banned like 3 years ago when i first started playing lol, i would super tilt (obv stupid to tap the glass) but not being able to chat helped and in general i don't tilt that much anymore, well still tilt but not rage tilt lol just spew tilt.

    if you end up going to play a 1 K or something and want to sell a bit i would be in, wouldn't be much but i would take like 5% or something.

    GL
  11. #86
    You can apply for an extension but you have to do that in the country... which is hard to do when you aren't there. Losing greencard status would defo be f-ed up and I cant really imagine living in Austria longterm.

    Been grinding alot by my standards last couple of days and winning got 2k ftps yesterday, 1400 so far today but will hit 2k with the current session and then blackcard average will be 295. +740 since Monday after work

    Randomly registered a satellite on stars to estrellas poker tour in san sebastian for a 1k with expenses + hotel so I'll hopefully be grinding that out the next 4 hours.

    edit sigh, lost 300 in 600 worth of sng buyins and got a mediocre stack in satty one tabling...

    weee I'm clearly due for an mtt win cuz i lost like 10 in a row

    Grabbed by Holdem Manager
    NL Holdem $200(BB) Poker Stars
    SB ($2,810)
    Hero ($11,300)
    UTG ($5,385)
    UTG+1 ($2,746)
    UTG+2 ($16,994)
    CO ($10,568)
    BTN ($10,001)

    Dealt to Hero J Q

    UTG raises to $485, fold, fold, CO calls $485, BTN calls $485, fold, Hero calls $285

    FLOP ($2,215) 9 Q J

    Hero bets $1,405, UTG folds, CO folds, BTN calls $1,405

    TURN ($5,025) 9 Q J A

    Hero bets $2,500, BTN calls $2,500

    RIVER ($10,025) 9 Q J A J

    Hero bets $6,885 (AI), BTN calls $5,586 (AI)

    Hero shows J Q
    (Pre 38%, Flop 22.4%, Turn 9.1%)

    BTN shows T K
    (Pre 62%, Flop 77.6%, Turn 90.9%)

    Hero wins $21,197

    I am so confused with stacks on turn I cant decide if I want to stack or not, I think he is weighted towards fds especially the nfd which he will probably stack the turn, if turn checks through there are too many cards I dont want to see. Either way I gin the river where I was jamming blanks anyways probably. Villain actually tanked which suprises me cuz hes calling 6k into like 16.

    3/13 with top 2 getting packages and top 6 getting 218€

    12:00 am, Final tables are easy with only 48 entries imo. I got one of the nut worst seats at the table with the 5321 biggest stacks immediately to my left :S while I have 4th biggest. all around 22-27k though with tons of shorties who need to bust so I can guarantee top6 for 218€ and a freeroll.
    12:25 few hands shorties bust back to back 6 handed now with 34k 30, 25, 25 6k I have 34 cuz I flopped a set with TT vs KK and we got it in obv.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 06-22-2011 at 06:23 PM.
  12. #87
    NEVER EVER FUCKING TILTED SO HARD IN MY GODDAMN LIFE...

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    NL Holdem $500(BB) Poker Stars
    Hero ($46,932)
    BB ($25,339)
    UTG ($20,452)
    CO ($26,844)
    BTN ($24,433)

    Dealt to Hero Q Q

    UTG raises to $2,500, fold, fold, Hero raises to $14,001, fold, UTG calls $11,501

    FLOP ($28,802) J 4 2

    Hero bets $28,802, UTG calls $6,391 (AI)

    TURN ($41,584) J 4 2 A

    RIVER ($41,584) J 4 2 A 5

    Hero shows Q Q
    (Pre 81%, Flop 88.4%, Turn 86.4%)

    UTG shows 3 3
    (Pre 19%, Flop 11.6%, Turn 13.6%)

    UTG wins $41,584

    NO 5 NO 3 NO 5 NO 3. five comes. FUCK. oh wait it makes me a flush its ok. POT goes HIS way. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK. still have 25k 5 handed.
  13. #88
    back to fucking back YES.

    hand one, standard ez game

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    NL Holdem $500(BB) Poker Stars
    Hero ($25,890)
    BB ($26,289)
    UTG ($26,094)
    CO ($35,494)
    BTN ($30,233)

    Dealt to Hero A A

    fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $1,414, BB raises to $3,000, Hero raises to $7,500, BB calls $4,500

    FLOP ($15,300) J 2 4

    Hero bets $5,001, BB raises to $18,729 (AI), Hero calls $13,329 (AI)

    TURN ($51,960) J 2 4 K

    RIVER ($51,960) J 2 4 K 4

    Hero shows A A
    (Pre 92%, Flop 90.6%, Turn 95.5%)

    BB shows J A
    (Pre 8%, Flop 9.4%, Turn 4.5%)

    Hero wins $51,960

    hand 2 vs str8 flush fish

    Grabbed by Holdem Manager
    NL Holdem $500(BB) Poker Stars
    SB ($399)
    BB ($26,034)
    UTG ($35,434)
    CO ($30,173)
    Hero ($51,960)

    Dealt to Hero 7 7

    UTG raises to $1,500, fold, Hero calls $1,500, SB calls $89 (AI), BB calls $1,000

    FLOP ($5,139) 6 2 7

    BB bets $5,000, UTG folds, Hero raises to $16,354, BB raises to $24,474 (AI), Hero calls $8,120

    TURN ($54,087) 6 2 7 5

    RIVER ($54,087) 6 2 7 5 A

    Hero shows 7 7
    (Pre 56%, Flop 94.2%, Turn 97.6%)

    SB shows 5 5
    (Pre 18%, Flop 5.4%, Turn 2.4%)

    BB shows 7 A
    (Pre 26%, Flop 0.3%, Turn 0.0%)

    Hero wins $54,087

    80k vs 35 and 30
  14. #89
    WE time to party
    August 4-7th and gonna go early for some 200 tournies. VACACTION

    horray can turn caps lock off too...
    ENGLISH

    Congratulations on winning a package for the Estrellas Poker Tour San Sebastian event! This No Limit Texas Hold Em poker tournament will take place at the Kursaal Casino, Spain from August 4th - August 7th, 2011.

    Your winners package includes:

    * 1000 EUR buy-in to the Estrellas Poker Tour San Sebastian Main Event;
    * Five (5) nights accommodation for two at the Silken Amara Plaza Hotel, arriving on August 3rd and checking out on August 8th;
    * 248 EUR credited to your PokerStars account to help towards travel costs, you are responsible for making your own travel arrangements
  15. #90
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    nice work man, now ship that!!
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    sweet, wp sir! what fulksy said !
  17. #92
    Thanks guys. Winner get a 8k€ package to EPT Barcelona so i should win that too right? Selling up to half my action hoping to be able to do it at FTR.

    http://www.flopturnriver.com/pokerfo...ml#post2043045

    Eh officially decided to quit dealing fulltime, wanna make a go at poker and dealing really isnt worth the money considering how much effort and patience it takes.

    Got a R.A.T. 7 mouse and it's pretty awesome, going to set up 2nd scroll wheel to scroll bet sizes and all in all it feels alot nicer than what I had before. Sadly been working and family is visiting so haven't been playing. Black card average is 293 and should hit 350 by end of month.
  18. #93
    Randomly got a day off work from one of the floor crew since he knew my family was visiting. Going to eat Italian instead of work! Also got in a couple short sessions and the games were amazing and I ran even better 60 games +480ish mostly winning 36s. Got in a solid workout too. Been a good day. Also gonna play for another 1k ftp and freeroll the 33$ speedway tourney on stars since if you lose you get a free ticket to try again next saturday.
  19. #94
    Ship it! Not the 33 I busted with KdKx vs A5dd in a 3bet pot pretty early on Jxx ddd which tilted me a fair bit but I booted up random tournies alongside at lower buyins and of course knocked off a 15$ 180 for 750 making about 600 in profit on the set. 1K day, just 100ish shy of a 10K month, I really don't want to go back to work but will give notice next time I talk to boss and probably stay there for a couple weeks up to a month due to understaffing. Also up a whopping 200$ on fulltilt now, 400 in the green in sngs games are significantly softer. I run way too good at stars. The plan is to play just enough to make ironman + keep blackcard at tilt mainly with sngs and see about beginning to play alot of turbo tournies mainly 8$ 180s with some 15s. Maybe it's just due too weekend but games were great. tons of players were too loose early and bunch of nits later on.

    Today I flopped quads A7 vs 77 flop is AAA also manage to lose 66 on 53236 he minbet flop and turn in a 6 way pot horray. (hint he had quads) Variance sure is insane this month but considering my actual ev in mtts I am on a huge heater for certain.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 06-25-2011 at 08:06 PM.
  20. #95
    Hard to do much focusing or exploiting when someone rewrote fulltilts rng to:

    if hero != have 100% equity then hero loses. busted a 36 in a tilting way with 9k chips on the bubble and lost 4 flips a few 60 40 in their favor and a few in mine, yes i won 0 of like 8 hands. I will consider today a success if I end up less than 200 in the red.

    games are soft as usual..
  21. #96
    Congrats on the winnings this month! Are you still thinking about grinding in Thailand?
  22. #97
    Quote Originally Posted by Nakamura View Post
    Congrats on the winnings this month! Are you still thinking about grinding in Thailand?
    Ty. thank god for luckboxaments. I will post graphs at end of month but long story short, 55 hours 800 sngs + 300 (6xx below ev). 16 hours of mtts plus 9.8k

    that said I ran 400 below ev today for a loss of 350 and got coolered alot. Only got 1.2k ftps was going for 2k but just couldn't get the motivation together. I played 2 60s busted both and they were both mega soft, got 4th with a 6k stack on the bubble sigh.

    BC average is 330 now, and made ironman today. Pending 200 in RB this week my combined roll is just about 4k and I will stop withdrawing money out of my roll now and actually move up / take shots at 9man 60s on ftp and 15$ 180s on stars.

    Basically planning to play enough at fulltilt 9 mans for blackcard and ironman and no more since your rakeback % goes down after that point. Then going to play the rest at 180 turbos and other mtts at stars (possibly some stts depending on game quality). Hourly will be higher at mtts and will have sngs to (hopefully) stabalize variance a little.

    Regarding Thailand there is a specific place I am looking into w/2 guys from 2p2 but I will definitely be quitting my job here in Austria. Frankly I've been rather unsatisfied with life in general here and miss the U.S.A. and the people I knew there. I might go back for my last 2 years of college but I really don't know (it sucks that I cant play online poker no matter what until 21 even if it goes legal). Washington Indian Casino livepro in Seattle? Either way I won't be moving back to U.S. until Octoberish and spending a month or two in Thailand or elsewhere grinding would be awesome.


    Booked tickets to Spain, going to be an awesome trip no matter what in a nice hotel for 5 nights in San Sebastian with tons of nice beaches. Although I'd hope to spend 3 long days grinding tournament pokers of course
  23. #98
    Meh. Fulltilt news is gross. I wasn't having a good month there anyways but I felt I had an edge plus was making a decent hourly just with rakeback+bonus. I had a rolling average of 345 and was about to make blackcard by mid July but I guess not.

    New gameplan is to just play at stars 180 mans just 8s and 2.50s as fillers. I might look into grinding 15$ turbo 9 mans but lots of regs and no higher games running often enough. Roll to start July is 1.8k since I had over half at FTP :S Thing I dislike about 180s is volume is only good at european nights and I have to play long sessions to really max hourly.

    June was awesome since I ran hot at mtts on stars.
    Stars + 9.840 in 46 games, most notably 6.6k in the big 55 for 4th, 1850€ worth of value in a estrellas package, and won a 15$ 180 one night for 740.

    Fulltilt +268 with rakeback over 917 games *puke* ran 800 below ev but was actually stuck a good chunk after 400 games.

    First 5 figure month Would love a repeat in July. Also most games ever just shy of 1k in only about 70 hours. I feel I played pretty well overall didn't study too much or play too much omaha though. I did think about spots alot more in game though.
  24. #99
    Turbo donkaments are the tilt. Haven't FTed any of my first 35 180s lol.


    Made it to the Final table of the 27$ knockout on stars with 1.1k runners, first is 3.6k Have 2 HUGE fish with bigstacks as well as a spanish spewtard chipleader who is disconnected for last 30 minutes :S SHIP shipedi

    edit: crucial hold with a8 vs kq. for most of my stack; got 900k 1 of 8 with the next two being fish.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 07-03-2011 at 08:39 PM.
  25. #100
    got hu i am well behind with 750k vs 2.4mill but 2.7k$ in the bank, i run good when I reg random mtts I am not rolled for right?

    Villian is rando Spanish fish but its hard to have an edge when blinds are 50k/100k


    edit: I hate coming 2nd :s bustoed, took like 10 hands won 87 (literally covered cards to shove atc lol...) for 7 bbs otb and won vs a3 to take a short chiplead then i called k5 to kj for 10 bbs and lost the last little bit. O well gg. I guess +2.7k isnt exactly bustoed though.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 07-03-2011 at 09:05 PM.
  26. #101
    Poker sure is a sick game. I can't complain because I keep running good at random mtts at the top of my buyin range coming in top 4 of a 55 , 27, 109€, and winning a 15 180 in the last 200 mtts but I got to say variance is nuts. Dropped 70 buyins in my last 80 180mans this month, breakeven including the 15 win last month. Some days you think you are a genius (pretty sure everyone thinks this when they are winning including fish) and other days you are just like sigh wtf do I really suck this bad.

    For some reason I thought I wouldn't have a big edge at the single table 9mans but it looks like I might. I don't know if it is the weak players at ftp moving to stars or what. Never played turbos on stars befire but always assumed there were too many regs. but have been on a hot streak and may manage a sick leaderboard score (please top 10 I want a shootout ticket). won 80 buyins in 46 games :S Mainly 15s but have played a few 30s and there are fish there too.

    Sick brag I turned 25$ into somewhere close to 25k in 18 months. Sick beat I still wonder some days if I am really a winner and I have been having tilt issues. Variance, losing or winning 100$ is now kinda irrelevant and I can handle 10bi swings no sweat now where before I was like I won 100$ omg, or super upset about losing that amount..


    O well off to play some sats to a the same 109 freezeout and then hopefully play that and win another package that I can make into T€/$. Debating making supernova but it will be hard if I continue to work fulltime and I only have 8k vpp so far this year. I made silverstar today though Anyways going to grind out another 200 or 300 vpps call it a day and go back to work the next couple days.

    Super stoked for spain both as a vacation and a chance to play a bigger live event.



    edit: "one time" .... twice ?? busted the satellites and bought into the 109 and got final table with a lil below average and 7 left. Top two get packages but everyone is guarenteed 218€

    GFD i hate mtts now.... got in AJ vs obvious TT+ Ak On axx since he min 4bet me. flop ct with me in position, he bets turn I jam for about 2.5x he calls TT and gets there on the river, sigh.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 07-06-2011 at 06:15 PM.
  27. #102
    Aah sigh.. Today coulda been my day but it wasnt :s Pretty sure thats everyday when you play mtts. I got deep in some 180s and managed to bust all except mincash one sigh. I did get 2nd in a 15$ 45 and 1st in a 7$ 45. Worst beat is I late regged a 27$ ko right as the hour came to a close (yay 3 bbs) anyways after quintupling up (5x) in like an orbit I built up to 80k some chips and was in top 10 with 50 left of 1100 then I lost a bunch of pots vs shorter stacks and eventually KK vs AQ for a pot to bring me back to a decent stack sigh.
  28. #103
    why do 180s have to be so rigged. I am now over .5 million chips below ev. I started playing a few 3r 180s today. They are alot softer and a little bit deeper late which I like. Might have to stop the 15s if I keep running like this. Sigh fish icon, yay shark icon :S



    Reload bonus is almost cleared, Goal is to get in 550 games total and Goldstar by end of Tuesday. And to win something in a 180.
  29. #104
    succeeded at everything except 550 games total. shipped a 15$ 180, still have fish icon. ran good at 45 mans and bad at 9 mans. Played B game and made some misclicks using stack and tile (highly recommend) trying to 22 table at times. Once I got everything setup correctly it works really smoothly but I think 18ish tables is better. All in all I ran good.


    Will be playing a little during the work week and then the goal is to hit 4.5k vpps by next tuesday. I'd like to get a leaderboard score though.. hint hint stars rng :S
  30. #105
    #winning

    Running super good today, after losing 250 after work and dropping a quick 250 this morning I was pretty disgusted and wondering if I had the ethic to grind more. Turns out I did and hit a nice patch. Also got a little above average with 90 left in the 27ko where first is 3.500.

    Shipped 2 15 45 mans for 200 a 8$ 180 for 400 and 3rd in a 15$ 180 for 300. SWINGZ in 180s this month included below.

  31. #106
    lol, lost 600 today it was gross :s 4.5k vpp spent like 15 hours grinding for a net loss of 200 and 1.1k vpp last few days. sigh.

    today I lost two huge pots on final tables where I had 75% plus where they spike rivers and also ran KK in AA about 10 times.
  32. #107
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    so playin more and more MTTs?
    yay Spain soon, your gonna be roughly 70k ish richer within a month, no big deal!
  33. #108
    Ya, but they are being cruel *whimper* 200k chips below ev today in like 5k hands. just lost 99 vs k9 for 160k chips (of 270k in play) bvb to get 200 for 4th in a 15 180 after losing KT to 65 and ak to jt for big pots at same final table. Now if (big if) I win my last 8$ 180 i will be breakeven for the day. 4 left and I have average stack. Almost got platinum star now though 6.2k vpp.

    meh, shipped the 8 of course just wish I could got at least 2nd for 500 in the 15 sigh.


    Yup win in Spain, give 5% to fulky (maybe) then stay in spain for a week.
  34. #109
    Ended the Month up 4.2k ish and made Platinum star with a huge grind on the last day of like 160 games. Either way about to leave for Spain, playing day 1a tomorrow. Hopefully there are some fish in the field cuz there are 4 stars team pros and a few supernova regs who I know are decent. Either way last time I played a 1k I didn't play scared money at all (opposite prolly) and goal is to do the same again with reasonably timed aggression. Just don't bluff fish + stations.
  35. #110
    Made the pokerstars blog pero in Espanol...

    . I don't fold ever!!!!

    "Con todos los jugadores ya en el descanso, Jose Javier Patiño ha apostado en todas las calles en una mesa de 2♦J♦7♠6♣2♣. La última apuesta era de 7.000 puntos y el austriaco David Emmanuel dudaba entre pagar o no. Finalmente ha optado por el hero-call con A♥9♦. Patiño no había ligado nada con su K♥T♥ y el bote es para Emmanuel."

    Gonna go to beach for a bit then day 2 starts at 3pm. I really hope I get a good table draw. The field that moved onward from day 1a is pretty mixed. Mostly face-up players, nits, but also a fair few solid guys who are extremely aggressive but in the right spots. Also a few fish left although a lot of them busted early. we'll be starting at 500/ 1k a100 average from day1a was 38k; got 47k.

    Muchos Suerte a mi! If that makes any sense.

    lol, google translate for entertainment....

    With all of the players already in the rest, Jose Javier Patino has wagered on all the streets in a bureau of 2♦J♦7♠6client ♣2client ♣. The last bet was 7,000 points and the austrian David Emmanuel i was wavering between pay or not. Has finally opted for a hero-call with A♥9♦. Patiño had not linked anything with your K♥T♥ and the boat is for Emmanuel.

    fwiw this was hand before break, room is already emptying and it's about midnight. He opens the HJ, I flat cuz his range is so wide since he is super aggressive and seems aware. He checks the flop to me and I check back with the intention of calling the turn almost no matter what, river comes a blank and his line makes no sense.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 08-06-2011 at 06:56 AM.
  36. #111
    Meh, had a rough session saturday night, got to play against courtiebee. She won all the pots and I didnt I kinda salvaged it to only lose a 100 even though I busted every single 180 I played. I went deep in a 5$ freezeout busted 8th of 1.1k runners for 125 after I reshoved 22 into AA with a bad read / faulty logic.

    Basically a tighter player min opened 15 bb in mp and he had just openshoved 17 bb with AK earlier so I though his range was really polarized. Realistically it was probably just really strong.
  37. #112
    just had an even rougher session wtf. lost 1k playing mttsngs, ended up 5th for 1.2k in a 16.50 turbo with 1800 runners to book a small win. Swingy day all in all.
  38. #113
    Quote Originally Posted by dneureiter View Post
    Meh, had a rough session saturday night, got to play against courtiebee. She won all the pots and I didnt
    haha really? I don't remember winning any pots that day...
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  39. #114
    Sunday gogoogogoogo. In a 1.5k downswing in 180s and 45s so lets turn that around!!!
  40. #115
    Quote Originally Posted by dneureiter View Post
    Sunday gogoogogoogo. In a 2.5k downswing in 180s and 45s so lets turn that around!!!
    been a gross day went semideep quite alot in schedules and 180s but nothing nice yet. Have 710k in the big 11 with 108 left, 1st is just shy of 18k. Got a bit above average, one time.
  41. #116
    god i have been running so bad at 180s too.... 4 days per week i play almost every $35 that runs between 10 am and 5 pm PT and I haven't placed top 3 in one since June Last time i won one was in May, back when they were $36 180s. fml

    gl in the $11 FO
    Quote Originally Posted by Fnord View Post
    Why poker fucks with our heads: it's the master that beats you for bringing in the paper, then gives you a milkbone for peeing on the carpet.

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  42. #117
    Quote Originally Posted by courtiebee View Post
    god i have been running so bad at 180s too.... 4 days per week i play almost every $35 that runs between 10 am and 5 pm PT and I haven't placed top 3 in one since June Last time i won one was in May, back when they were $36 180s. fml

    gl in the $11 FO
    wow thats abso rigged, I only cashed in 7 and 8s (45 vs 180s) even though I played 80% 15s...

    Been a pretty boring 2 hours til this hand, just bad table dynamics and hands and I was starting to fall asleep a little....

    Grabbed by Holdem Manager
    NL Holdem $25,000(BB) Poker Stars
    Hero ($726,338)
    BB ($228,042)
    UTG ($994,079)
    UTG+1 ($1367,421)
    UTG+2 ($946,908)
    MP1 ($1307,839)
    CO ($1875,852)
    BTN ($1808,274)

    Dealt to Hero T T

    fold, fold, fold, MP1 raises to $75,000, fold, fold, Hero raises to $723,213 (AI), fold, MP1 calls $648,213

    FLOP ($1496,426) 6 T 9

    TURN ($1496,426) 6 T 9 J

    RIVER ($1496,426) 6 T 9 J 3

    MP1 shows A K
    (Pre 43%, Flop 2.4%, Turn 9.1%)

    Hero shows T T
    (Pre 57%, Flop 97.6%, Turn 90.9%)

    Hero wins $1,496,426

    55 left average is a 1million

    here is my last 1.5months of 45-180s, just feel like I may as well light money on fire (literally) then do something else every time I play a session so far this month

    Last edited by dneureiter; 08-21-2011 at 11:18 PM.
  43. #118
    Quote Originally Posted by dneureiter View Post
    I only cashed in 7 and 8s (45 vs 180s) even though I played 80% 15s...
    yah that's so tilting

    nice hand in the big 11 though, GOGOGO! keep the thread updated imo
    Quote Originally Posted by Fnord View Post
    Why poker fucks with our heads: it's the master that beats you for bringing in the paper, then gives you a milkbone for peeing on the carpet.

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  44. #119
    Quote Originally Posted by courtiebee View Post
    yah that's so tilting

    nice hand in the big 11 though, GOGOGO! keep the thread updated imo
    meh, thanks for the interest but sad update.. I bustoed, I really don't even know if I play well anymore, running so awful. I kinda spewed one hand with pair GS and got snapped by AK on KQ9 then I squeezed a9 for about 20 bbs and original opener had QQ.
  45. #120
    gg

    running bad sucks. it's so easy to do playing mtts though, sigh. hopefully it turns around for you soon.
    Quote Originally Posted by Fnord View Post
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    blog: http://donkeybrainspoker.com/


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  46. #121
    Lol, load random reg speed tournies and this shit happens. also 100% roi is so sustainable in this, people play SO badly... this hand for example.

    Grabbed by Holdem Manager
    NL Holdem $9,000(BB) Poker Stars
    Hero ($337,155)
    BB ($264,139)
    UTG ($199,643)
    UTG+1 ($431,937)
    CO ($297,462)
    BTN ($494,664)

    Dealt to Hero 8 8

    UTG calls $9,000, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $336,030 (AI), BB calls $254,014 (AI), UTG calls $189,518 (AI)

    FLOP ($731,296) 3 6 J

    TURN ($731,296) 3 6 J 5

    RIVER ($731,296) 3 6 J 5 J

    Hero shows 8 8
    (Pre 47%, Flop 67.7%, Turn 81.0%)

    BB shows A Q
    (Pre 33%, Flop 20.4%, Turn 11.9%)

    UTG shows A T
    (Pre 21%, Flop 12.0%, Turn 7.1%)

    Hero wins $731,296

    first is a measly 500 but had a winning day before so I'll take it. Went deep in big 11 (180 of 7k) and had a big stack in the big 55 before I blew it via misclick and got AQ in vs t9s (bare fd) on Kxx fd when i bet 10x the pot....

    edit, I want to go to sleep... I had this guy labeled as a mega station too, he snaps the river. my whole line was boredom inspired...

    Grabbed by Holdem Manager
    NL Holdem $9,000(BB) Poker Stars
    SB ($565,539)
    Hero ($1106,537)
    BTN ($352,924)

    Dealt to Hero 2 8

    fold, SB raises to $21,955, Hero raises to $51,200, SB calls $29,245

    FLOP ($105,775) K T 4

    SB checks, Hero bets $61,525, SB calls $61,525

    TURN ($228,825) K T 4 J

    SB checks, Hero bets $125,000, SB calls $125,000

    RIVER ($478,825) K T 4 J 5

    SB checks, Hero bets $288,000, SB calls $288,000

    Hero shows 2 8
    (Pre 23%, Flop 7.2%, Turn 0.0%)

    SB shows 8 J
    (Pre 77%, Flop 92.8%, Turn 100.0%)

    SB wins $1054,825

    haha, used my image to value bet semi thin (and actually made some hands) and won. First win with something above 180 entrants.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 08-24-2011 at 02:17 AM.
  47. #122
    Set some records yesterday, but not really the good kind. Most games played in a day 180ish, and none were stts. Most lost in a day 1.300 Anyways withdrew my roll down to 700$ and will be playings 7$ KOs and 45 mans. No more than 20 tables ever for time being. Basically starting over to regain some confidence and to minimize variance.

    1000 - 15 kos
    1200 - 15 45 mans
    1600 - 8$ 180s
    3000 - begin mixing 15$ 180s once I feel good about my 180 game...

    200 bi downswing in 180s ... oooops. Guess I didn't realize it was possible to lose that many games in a row this month starts right before my last 180 win where the graph peaks. In total 36k hands running 600k chips below ev too doesnt help. I'm also somehow running at -125 bb/100 ev (-140 actual) from the sb which is pretty ridic, it's only over 5k hands but I'll be looking at spots from the sb more closely.



    In other news I've decided to move back to the U.S. The last year I spent in Austria has been quite depressing on the whole and I need to return to the U.S. to keep residency by mid October so I've just booked my ticket. This means I will probably be quitting online poker at least in terms of how seriously I have taken it these last 6 months. I will probably try to learn cash with a few hundred dollar roll at 10nl.

    Hoping to find a job dealing in a home game type setting part time but we will see. Also going to go back to college and finish a degree in either engineering or business management / accounting.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 08-29-2011 at 04:24 PM.
  48. #123
    Yeah that's a sick 180 downswing. I'm down a lot in those too, sigh. I played almost 20 $35s on Sunday and didn't cash any of them. I cashed a $15 180 though... even though I only played four of them. obv lol

    So were you born in the US? I don't know about your background. How did you end up in Austria?
    Quote Originally Posted by Fnord View Post
    Why poker fucks with our heads: it's the master that beats you for bringing in the paper, then gives you a milkbone for peeing on the carpet.

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  49. #124
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    sick downswing that's so brutal, so quitin online all together??? or are you going to play on merge or something? let me know when you start cash cause i might need someone to bounce stuff off of?
  50. #125
    Quote Originally Posted by courtiebee View Post
    Yeah that's a sick 180 downswing. I'm down a lot in those too, sigh. I played almost 20 $35s on Sunday and didn't cash any of them. I cashed a $15 180 though... even though I only played four of them. obv lol

    So were you born in the US? I don't know about your background. How did you end up in Austria?
    Yea, it's definitely a very possible downswing even if you have a decent roi but certainly frustrating. Yea I am originally born Austrian, moved to the USA at 2 and established permanent residency there and have lived there ever since except for summer vacations to Austria.


    Decided to go a lower variance route and am playing 7$ 18 mans since they are super soft, a little different from 9 mans (which seem pretty lame now tbh both in terms of being interesting and profitable). I snap ran 35 buyins below ev over 250 games about a 50-50 mix of 9 and 18 mans so my roll is down like 80. at least they were all 7s lol. I'm not looking to go back to grinding 45 mans + as my main games.

    @ fulksy idk to be honest. I'll play some but want to find a job or go back to school so I think I'll be playing pretty casually to start. Depending on if I can handle software and softness of games to make a lil extra each month that'd be great.


    In other news wtf live poker. We had a pretty nutty single blind 2€ omaha table (500 bb pots very standard) and an even nuttier 2-4€ table. Some dude pulls a 200€ pot and tips me 8€ which is super and then asks me did I tip you 45 seconds later. I'm say ya thanks or something and the dude in the 9 seat leans over and mumbles something about the guy stiffing me (he hasnt obv) and drops a 10 in my chiptray, ... ok not arguing. 30 seconds later mumbles some more, drops a 10 in my chiptray... ok. It becomes obvious this guy is drunk and he then proceeds to not tip me when he wins pots lol. Anyways best day at work in a fair while made about 140€ in 7 hours. Earnings are super variant as a dealer table and drunks dependant but I'm gonna be on the long 12+ hour shifts grind this month not going home early to earn some sure money since who knows what I'll do next. If I could earn 3k at 18 mans playings 1k games at the 7s at 1$ a game and 1k at the 15s at 2$/gm which seems doable for the decent regs that'd be cool too.

    Anyways its 6am, sun is coming up better go to bed

    roll 620.... lol nut low for a long time but just treating as buyins and gonna grind back up. Note to self, I will not bust this roll, or play 180 mans or mtts with bi >10 except ones I buy fpp tickets for.
  51. #126
    that's funny cuz i started playing 18 man sngs too... gonna play them 50% of my volume to help me get outta the downswing. I hope it works for both of us. GL!
    Quote Originally Posted by Fnord View Post
    Why poker fucks with our heads: it's the master that beats you for bringing in the paper, then gives you a milkbone for peeing on the carpet.

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  52. #127
    Quote Originally Posted by courtiebee View Post
    that's funny cuz i started playing 18 man sngs too... gonna play them 50% of my volume to help me get outta the downswing. I hope it works for both of us. GL!
    Lets hope so. How is volume and general player quality at the 30s? Meh haven't been running hot but time will come, driving to Saalbach to deal some tourney and hopefully there will be some sick cash game action (and tipping maybe??) since the German high roller starts there on the 6th. Got sunday off so I'll be grinding like 200 games hopefully all 18s except for fpp entries to the big 11,22,55.
  53. #128
    Meh so rigged,3 tournament tables, no cash game and I,d have a higher expectation playing the tourney than I make dealing ... Posting from unpaid double break:'(
  54. #129
    Quote Originally Posted by dneureiter View Post
    Lets hope so. How is volume and general player quality at the 30s?
    some good MTT regs play the $30s, but other than that they're just a bit tougher than the $15s.

    I only play 10 tables so I can reg $30s exclusively during peak hours np. During non peak hours it's a 50/50 mix of $30s and $15s

    Hope your Sunday is going well
    Quote Originally Posted by Fnord View Post
    Why poker fucks with our heads: it's the master that beats you for bringing in the paper, then gives you a milkbone for peeing on the carpet.

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  55. #130
    Quote Originally Posted by courtiebee View Post
    some good MTT regs play the $30s, but other than that they're just a bit tougher than the $15s.

    I only play 10 tables so I can reg $30s exclusively during peak hours np. During non peak hours it's a 50/50 mix of $30s and $15s

    Hope your Sunday is going well
    Aha good to know, thanks. Best of luck to you today (yesterday?) too.

    Meh I've been in a real rut mentally for awhile now. I cant really focus on the quality of my play and just worry about getting owned all the time. For example in this hand I sighed when the flop came out and "knew" i was going to lose... it's not that I don't understand that this happens 4% of the time it has just been happening way too often recently

    meh, not going to find hh but 10k pot in the 8.80 turbo AQ vs kj on A87r or something. As expected board runs out ..T, Q. The only time I expect to have a chance at winning pots these days is with the stone cold nuts. Anyways whine whine whine I know... I just need to run better and stay focused on playing well. Easier said than done.

    Anyways today I overslept so didnt play any of the bigs mainly 7$ 18s. reason I overslept is because we went to play live pokerz last night after that horrible shift where i lost money including gas costs lol. Put in 5 hours for a 35€ loss at 1-2 but had tons of fun and got into some fun leveling spots and had a crazy image. The dealers also had a very good shift lol, me and the other guy from work tipped tons.

    Anyways, just gonna grind though, I may redeposit some money i have sitting on moneybookers once I get my mojo back and win like 50 BIs at the 7s.
  56. #131
    Just swinging by to say glglgl.

    I read your blog regularly and hang tough for the moment. I think every player goes through the, "Am I good enough?" phase every once in a while.
  57. #132
    ^^ yeah thanks. Kinda sucks looks like I will be trying to quit poker when I go back to U.S. and focus on other stuff so it's my last month playing seriously and I am playing 7s

    sigh. this hand just set me off.. decided i was behind 100% and no reason to bluff into dry sidepot. regarding pre i never expect to get flatted and if I do I'm not folding in a regular hu pot.
    Grabbed by Holdem Manager
    NL Holdem $400(BB) Poker Stars
    SB ($2,425)
    BB ($3,575)
    UTG ($2,900)
    UTG+1 ($9,915)
    UTG+2 ($5,680)
    MP1 ($11,278)
    CO ($4,237)
    Hero ($9,559)

    Dealt to Hero K A

    fold, fold, fold, MP1 raises to $1,200, fold, Hero raises to $4,200, SB calls $2,175 (AI), fold, MP1 calls $3,000

    FLOP ($11,575) 4 2 7

    MP1 bets $1,600, Hero calls $1,600

    TURN ($14,775) 4 2 7 9

    MP1 bets $1,600, Hero folds

    RIVER ($14,775) 4 2 7 9 K

    MP1 shows J A
    (Pre 61%, Flop 52.2%, Turn 68.2%)

    SB shows T K
    (Pre 39%, Flop 47.8%, Turn 31.8%)

    MP1 wins $6,850
    SB wins $7,925

    meh lols. Anyways still breaking even at 7s (lol 50 bi below ev at 9 and 18s though + awful roi at 45 mans which arent accounted for). I have found a few leaks in my game though so guess thats a silver lining. I was playing way too light with 6-12 bbs in early position since I wasnt used to being so short at a 8+ handed table from STTs. Also calling off nits thinking they might be smart enough to shove wide (many aren't especially at 7s).

    Anyways been on the work grind, 10 hour shifts and earned like close to 700$ in the last 3 days, grinding tonight and waking up to drive to a 100€ tourney nearby and play cash throughout the night then come home to sleep and go back to working nights for remainer of this month.

    Playing live cash is so fun and players suck so bad. Like a nit opens in ep to 16 at 1-2 in gets called cbet and call on T63r 3 on turn guy bets and villains say aha you hit the 3. Another similar pot and another guy puts the guy betting on the nuts which is never in his range given the way the hand plays.
    Some awesome foreshadowing too. While working at the casino in Saalbach working we were talking with the floor about false announcements at showdown. I said imo if u muck ur hand u mucked your hand and thats your fault. Anyways I c/c like a 1/3 pot allin from a fish with 99 on J8xx and hes pretty nitty so I figure he has the jack and he's like "yup i hit the jack". I'm like ok cool table it and he motions for me to muck... haha bro not happening. He has air and I ship the 150€ pot.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 09-08-2011 at 07:04 PM.
  58. #133
    Hating poker a ton right now and have shunned playing online for the past week. Live play went ok I put in a 13 hour session and busted tournament pretty early but then won 215€ playing cash. Was up 300 at cash and dropped to being down 100 within first 2 hours lol. Lots of fun and did lots of bluffcatching vs some stupid aggrofish whose value / bluff lines were very different and obvious. I made two bad river calls that cost me 80€ a piece and were kinda obv folds just because villains value range is really thin (seemed non existent at time lol) doesnt mean he EVER bluff big on river without reads, especially these passive idiots.

    Anyways need to stop playing like an idiot, made a horrible call in big 55 too without reads on QQ6A6 with A6! Villain has AQ ldfo...

    stars roll 470 (meh disappointing am not motivated to play 7s either..) also lost like 200ish of tickets to bigs 11, 22,55 bought with fpps..
    also realized I had 30$ on lock I cant cash out because its a sticky bonus and I'll be trying to run that up or bust it. Probably will be playing cash and tournaments on lock when back in the states.

    Might go play live poker again tomorrow night and other than that just grinding as much at work as possible to make some $$ since I seem unable to do it with poker and really dont feel like playing ever anymore.
  59. #134
    Been grinding work and not playing poker but that's about to change. Got my last week at work starting tonight and then another 2 weeks in Austria to grind. First week I will hopefully be grinding betfair sngs as their leaderboard promotion is ridiculously good, 1k to first every week and the payout isn't top heavy either (10k to top 50). Top 5 is pretty easy and that is like 400+ and hopefully rb + deposit bonus.

    After that I'll be visiting my aunt in Vienna and playing the paradise poker tour. I am trying to sell some action on another forum (it equals 4 ...) Search Kaput_25 there or pm me here if you are interested, Thanks
  60. #135
    #grindOnMind

    Pretty much going to work myself to the bone between working 6 days a week and trying to play 100+ (180+ on days off) sngs daily on betfair until the 8th or 9th. Hopefully hop for a quick trip to vienna to meet oskar and perhaps play a 200€ side event at the PPT, won't be able to play the main though due to extra shifts at work. Might have to nix this to clear full bonus and due to leaderboard.

    Should succeed in clearing 1k *2k raked* deposit bonus and hitting some good leaderboard scores (top 5 once, top 10 once, aiming for like top 20 now since I only have half of this week). Breakeven to 5% before rb+bonuses at average stake of 11 will be considered a success given the sng structure (3 min turbo levels) and I'll probably need to add tables to make it, play like 16 stacked and see how that goes. Tested everything out a bit today and the software isn't stars but it is alot crispier and quicker than bwin (TILT).

    Roll is 1144 to start. Games that i played today (only 24 before work) were super soft, I brokeven but defo have an edge.

    <1400
    every 11turbo
    mix 5.50 turbos and 11 30 man turbos to fill
    1400-1800
    every 22 turbo (these dont run too much, I'll avoid awful looking ones)
    11 turbos
    11, 22 30 mans
    1800+ 33 turbos

    Rules:
    I wont break the br rules above #duh
    I wont play over 16 tables unless I am doing well pre rb / games are great and I feel I can handle table load.
    I will not oversleep *8 hour ave. is PLENTY*, or waste time. Simply do not have time to do either of those 2 things. Wasting time includes booting up pc after a 10 hour shift for 2 hours and accomplishing nothing and then sleeping until I have to wake up for work. If I am too tired to play I will sleep.

    70 games before and 30 games after work will probably be my main schedule on work days. 2 100 game sessions on days off would be ideal.

    Pretty much my last 20 days to grind out a 20+$ hour job and poker seriously, who knows whats next but I want to build as big a cushion as possible. Moving to Seattle pretty soon after I get back or going to spend a few months in Fairbanks Alaska mebbe.
  61. #136
    Meh, almost forgot how tilting poker is. On a serious note it feels good to be grinding again, even though I am about b/e including rb over first 180 games. I had a nice 40 games after work from like 3-6 am, games dont go off too much at this point but I made about 200 with rb. Lost all that back now from 2 - 5.30pm. I played some 22s since my roll was 1250 + 80 bonus and leaderboard equity and rb and points, ran kinda good at first then got crushed alot.


    Day 2 (totals til now)
    Hours 8.4
    Profit pre rb -117
    Games 177
    Points 833 (10k needed to clear full 1k)

    Anyways looks like this will be a bit harder than I thought especially in terms of winning the leaderboard. It's more like 1500 games in a week at the 11s b/e before rakeback and I just don't have that much time. It would be a grind without a 50+ hr work week. Luckily the payout is fairly flat. Aiming for like 1k from the leaderboard over the 3 weeks, probably just 100-150ish this week which is cuz i only played half. Next 2 weeks top 10 which is 250+.

    Anyways pretty motivated to get ahead of pace, if I do I am gonna play a 200€ side at party poker tour vienna the 9th.
    Also if I succeed in clearing full 1k bonus and am +$ pre bonus gonna reward myself with a laptop Newegg.com - ASUS G74 Series G74SX-XN1 Notebook Intel Core i7 2630QM&#40;2.00GHz&#41; 17.3&#34; 12GB Memory DDR3 1333 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
  62. #137
    Meh, not running very good or playing my A game. Considering those two things I'm not too dissapointed that I am breakevenish with all rb/bonus over first 300 games.

    Day 3.5 (totals til now)
    Hours 14
    Profit pre rb -305
    Games 301
    Points 1380(10k needed to clear full 1k)

    some more evidence of how I am running lawl . . . Still have til 1am tonight to change this though so I should move into like 40ish place.
    *betfair sng leaderboard*
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    Quote Originally Posted by dneureiter View Post
    , if I do I am gonna play a 200€ side at party poker tour vienna the 9th.
    doing it on your own dime?
    else i'll book 15%
  64. #139
    Quote Originally Posted by daven View Post
    doing it on your own dime?
    else i'll book 15%
    Yea that would be cool, was planning on letting you know if I do play just still unsure. More I think about it I really want go.

    Today was a super day at the tables; Games were really good for some reason with alot of fish who were on lots of tables, not really sure how much I am up, about 200ish pre rb. HEM and SS both miss games so I will just be using cashier amount.

    Also played the big 11 and went fairly deep and busted like 500ish of 7k. Played one hand awfuly while top 25 lost a ton of chips, then got in AA vs AKo (like 22k) and KQs (14k), I bearly cover both, board comes JTxQx obv.


    Day 4(totals til now)
    Hours 20
    Profit pre rb -30 + 190 bonus + 70+ in site points + Leaderboard (?)
    Games 433
    Points 1912(10k needed to clear full 1k)

    I'm a little confused by exactly how the points system at betfair works but points (and thereby bonus clearing) is way better for sng / tournament players who get like 1.5x that of cash players. Granted the rake at sngs is brutal though, turbos much quicker than stars with 10%. Anyways it appears I'll be getting 75%ish rb altogether + the sng leaderboard. Not sure if I made a hundo this week or not but it's not really a big deal.

    Goals:
    -Top 10 leaderboard next week,
    -Work a bunch / Grind a bunch / still sleep (Time management ftw)
  65. #140
    So much tiltz

    no more chat, seriously way too hard on shitty ongame software and berating opponents doesnt help
    More focus, cant afford to timeout / misclick so much. 12 tables aint that hard either just need to pay attention.
    Grind this week, if I run normal (like b/e with rb) I can get a 500+ spot on LB. Could potentially even get first if I keep getting sent home from work early. There was a 60k rake race too that is over now and I know a few guys who have been at the top are taking it easy / taking a break now. Also be getting ahead of pace.

    ran 260 below ev today for a 100 loss, somewhere around -100 overall over like 680 games in 30 hours. On the brightside I played really well, ev over 100 some games was +55 + 80 in rb. Knew I was playing well too and ran into alot of cold deck spots where peoples ranges are wide (like shove 4 bb utg 5 handed) and they have TT, AQ+ mostly haha.

    Anyways got to go to work soon, get some games in from whenever I get home from work til 6am. Sleep til 2 and grind out 200+ games on Sunday afternoon / night. Might go out sunday for a few hours too.

    Week 2 LB
    300 games / target 1k minimum
    target 4500 points+++
    Last edited by dneureiter; 10-01-2011 at 11:58 AM.
  66. #141
    Not really sure when this is updated to and I put in 200 games yesterday but gonna have to grind like crazy. Top 2 would be nice but the 1st guy plays every 20$ double or nothing and no way to catch up to him really while I still have a job :S Keeping 4th isn't too shabby either. Over 100%+ rb for the week



    643 games / 1k (probs more if I keep going home from work early)
    Cleared 400 of 1000 of bonus.

    Yesterday was the most ridiculous day ever. It wasnt til like my 40th 11$ that I won one! Ran like 250 below ev but kept grinding. Ended up 200 with rb and like 100 below ev. I played 2 22s at the end and got a 1 and a 3 so that was nice.

    edit

    put in my prework session, wasnt motivated but then saw leaderboard and was. Ended up 200 with rb over 101 games in 3 hours. was up 260 and back down to up 20 but kept it together. Also super happy I got 30 games per hour in, means I will make 1k games ez this week with just 3 hours before work. Hopefully find time to put in more volume though.

    Totals
    1024 games
    42 hours
    4.470 points of 10.000

    Profit *no idea* Hem misses 30 mans and occasional games and same goes for sharkscope. Cashier is up 100 + 250 site points +100 leaderboard + 50 half cleared bonus chunk + leaderboard equity this week. Finally solidly in profit though.
    Last edited by dneureiter; 10-03-2011 at 11:31 AM.
  67. #142
    got sent my 100 from last weeks leaderboard today. This weeks leaderboard is looking good.

    1 _etavla Germany 2765.77 1000 $$
    2 kaput251 Austria 2111.07 750
    3 paoegj Germany 2012.30 650
    4 Snegovichki Russia 1696.5 550

    Meh, first is gonna be nearly impossible but I really want is :S. Suprise attack him for 300 games at last minute mebbe ?? Either way he's gonna have to let up a little for me to catch him. This is only updated til Sunday or Monday, not really sure, I put in alot of volume during this time but didnt run very good, since then only played 100ish games per day but ran very good and points are based on finish position per game so I should be able to hold 2nd. Worked a 11 hour shift yesterday, slept 7 hours, talked with some visitors we had over and grinded 50 games in b4 work and ended up +200. Really need to get in another 200 game day but have work all week (leaderboard week ends Thursday at 2359.)

    I don't want to cut into sleep too much because there is no point in playing awful and losing money even with the leaderboard equity and stuff but I will drop down to 5-6 for the next two days and hopefully get off work early today and put in some more games before I go to bed.

    Totals
    1073 Games
    4722 / 10.000 points

    Highly recommend trying to win this leaderboard if you are an sng player. It's seriously pretty ez, Only played 26 hours so far and you are getting like 15+/hr in rakeback and bonus pre leaderboard just 12 tabling the 11s. Regs are also pretty bad for the most part, esp at 11s. Even if you only play part time there isn't much competetion and it's easy to get a 100-200 spot even playing 5.50s and that is 20-40 buyins a week in bonus!
  68. #143
    jcf played 218 games today and ran 700+ below ev with tons of setups. Played some 22 5 max cuz they are good for leaderboard points and they are really soft. Lost 20 buyins over 70 games even though ev was in green + 140 of rb lol. Anyways, hopefully manage 2nd on leaderboard although it looks sketchy. The leaderboard doesn't really finish updating til like monday or tuesday.. meh...

    RB line is set to 100% and I should be getting at least that much but up to 150%ish with leaderboard. Could be worse. 10+/hr running 1k below ev


    idk prolly wont do a full grind for next week, just play like 600 more 11s to clear my last 300 of bonus and get a 100-200 spot on the leaderboard and then gg poker for a while.

    7257 / 10.000 points
  69. #144
    meh, going to be playing 5 max this week. Starting at the 11s until 2k where I will game select 22s. Plays like those made by this intelligent villain are standard. So are rivers it appears

    Grabbed by Holdem Manager
    NL Holdem $20(BB) On Game
    Hero ($1,500)
    BB ($1,500)
    UTG ($1,500)
    CO ($1,500)
    BTN ($1,500)

    Dealt to Hero A A

    UTG calls $20, fold, BTN raises to $120, Hero raises to $300, fold, fold, BTN calls $180

    FLOP ($640) 8 T 9

    Hero bets $400, BTN calls $400

    TURN ($1,440) 8 T 9 2

    Hero bets $800 (AI), BTN calls $800 (AI)

    RIVER ($3,040) 8 T 9 2 2

    BTN shows 3 2
    (Pre 13%, Flop 3.9%, Turn 11.4%)

    Hero shows A A
    (Pre 87%, Flop 96.1%, Turn 88.6%)

    BTN wins $3,040
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    wow so obvious you were likely on a draw lol, that's pretty gross.

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  71. #146
    ^^ ja, idk he was gonna outplay me cuz stacks were so deep !

    Done at betfair for now, didn't quite clear full bonus just 900$ but more important things to do on my last day in Austria so I don't regret it.

    1701 games
    68.8 hours
    +1325$ +100 pending this weeks sng leaderboard even though I only played 10 hours.
    1050 below ev I run like scum at 20$ and at 5max. Even worse at 5max 20s, 400 below ev in 70 games anyone?
    Rake 1800
    Rakeback 2250/1800 = 125% not sure how betfair makes money . . .

    900 bonus 850 leaderboard total, 500 worth of sng tickets in site points

    Betfair is actually pretty decent, games have a interesting mix of meh regs and fish with a few good regs but not many. The sng leaderboard saved me bigtime, got 3rd last week for 650.

    Anyways I guess my next post will be from USA at some point, I wanna go to Vancouver for BC poker championship but we'll see how that pans out. Potentially stay there a week and play a 550 and 1-2 and clear last 100 of bonus and make a run at sng leaderboard again.
  72. #147
    Quote Originally Posted by dneureiter View Post
    I wanna go to Vancouver for BC poker championship but we'll see how that pans out. Potentially stay there a week and play a 550 and 1-2 and clear last 100 of bonus and make a run at sng leaderboard again.
    did you pre-reg for the $550? it's gonna sell out for sure. Thursday is already sold out (that's the third day one)
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  73. #148
    Ohi, I am actually not dead although was in terms of poker for a while there. Never went to Vancouver. Recently moved to Seattle and been busy with life and just got back on the internet. Anyways I havent really been doing much focusing since the start of this blog.. a fair bit of exploiting villains and whatnot but relatively little studying or putting in actual hours. I had a great session playing 3-20 spread limit winning 1145 one night lol. Got raped my last 2 sessions for a 800 total loss though, pretty sick because the max you can bet or raise is 20 lols.
    Anyways playing on merge for now I guess. Not particularly excited about it.
    For some reason I really hate small changes to my playing environment be it software, setup, playing in a new place (like taking laptop to a friends or w/e). Fulltilt was like that but I got used to it and I am sure I can get comfy with merge too. So just getting settled in 12 table tiling every 5$ bounty plus whatever I need to fill space. Also gonna play 10$ bounties.
    500$ roll for now, not a significant amt of $$ for me but not looking to donk it off.
    50 bi reg speed 6-9 man
    100 bi turbos
    100 mtts <5 might play 10s on a 1k roll
    150+ bi if I actually start regularly playing low stakes mtts
    200 bi for hypers (meh see if I play these ever...)


    Never keeping above 1k in my roll, I will just cashout (wait for a few weeks min) and leave all my funds in a seperate acct. and deposit when needed.

    Also need more life focus. 20 minutes of working out and a few healthy meals makes a huge difference. Also kinda have a job but it would essentially be me starting my own business washing boats and I dont know shit about it

    Cheers for now.
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    wtfomg you're a genius! WASHING BOATS?

    I'll launch a subsidiary and we'll be... relocating birds for the winter.







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  75. #150
    Sup! I don't update infrequently at all!

    So i ran 100$ i had on some random site up to like 3.8kish but have hit a decent downswing and lost alot of motivation this month and am only up 800 ish so far which doesnt even cover the bare minimum. Still have some savings and will be playing through feb and if that doesnt go at least semidecent then I will be getting a job. Potentially dealing again cuz I can make even more here. Would be part time prob but that would be fine.

    Anyways been feeling pretty crushed / bitching alot so far this month. Its to the point where I play well below my ability and have quite little confidence. Anyways not playing any more mtt sngs or 11$ mtts since Im on a 500 + downer in those over a fair few games and my roll is only 500 right now its 3$ and 5$ 10 mans. Over and Over! Exciting.. maybe no. 15$ an hour, yes. Gah, cant really think of a decent goal for the week but over 1k games. Lets just say 1.2k games total 90%+ 10 mans. Well behind with 60 games todays. O.o Tomorrow should be a long day.

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