Get a bit better and make a bit of money

Reason for me starting a blog is that I am moving out this year, and money is going to be tight and I am going to have a lot more free time living so close to my uni, so hopefully I can play a shit load of poker and make a bit of money at the same time. So thought documenting the process might help me achieve it.

Started with $10 on stars with HEM, and am going to grind $2NL 9Max until I reach $100/$125 and then move up to $5NL 9Max. Am working like six days a week until I move in mid sept so I probably wont be able to put in much volume until then, maybe like 1k hands a week .

Good luck.

What a disgustingly realistic operation.
You, sir have the right attitude but your objectiv self assessment has me worried.

I wish you the best of luck still.

GL

So far i've played 2400 hands and made $6.50, my stats have been 13/10 which I am cool with at the moment. I think i've been playing alright, so I'm just going to keep this going. I am working 7 days a week at the minute trying to get all the money I can before uni, so when I do have spare time I want to be playing not studying, but I need to find a balance somewhere between the two.

I would post biggest winner and loser but i'll have to do that in the next post as I cant post the url crap, whatever that means. I aint playing tonight going drink beer and watch prison break

Three biggest winners:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (CO) ($3.82)
Button ($4.93)
SB ($1.58)
BB ($0.58)
UTG ($0.94)
UTG+1 ($0.93)
MP1 ($1.98)
MP2 ($1.52)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 5, 5
1 fold, UTG+1 bets $0.08, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.08, Hero calls $0.08, 3 folds

Flop: ($0.27) 6, 9, 5 (3 players)
UTG+1 bets $0.85 (All-In), MP2 calls $0.85, Hero raises to $3.74 (All-In), MP2 calls $0.59 (All-In)

Turn: ($4) K (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: ($4) 6 (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: $4 | Rake: $0.19

Results:
UTG+1 had 10, 10 (two pair, tens and sixes).
MP2 had A, 8 (flush, Ace high).
Hero had 5, 5 (full house, fives over sixes).
Outcome: Hero won $3.81

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG+1 ($1.51)
MP1 ($2.04)
MP2 ($2.06)
CO ($1.99)
Hero (Button) ($2.03)
SB ($3.08)
BB ($1.60)
UTG ($2.61)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 10, 10
UTG bets $0.08, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.08, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.19) 3, 4, 3 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.08, Hero calls $0.08

Turn: ($0.35) Q (2 players)
UTG bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10

River: ($0.55) 10 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.48, Hero raises to $1.77 (All-In), UTG calls $1.29

Total pot: $4.09 | Rake: $0.20

Results:
Hero had 10, 10 (full house, tens over threes).
UTG had Q, A (two pair, Queens and threes).
Outcome: Hero won $3.89

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (MP2) ($2)
MP3 ($2.07)
CO ($1.97)
Button ($1.73)
SB ($5.67)
BB ($0.80)
UTG ($2.95)
UTG+1 ($1.91)
MP1 ($2.86)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q, Q
2 folds, MP1 bets $0.06, Hero raises to $0.20, 5 folds, MP1 calls $0.14

Flop: ($0.43) 2, 6, 10 (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $0.32, MP1 raises to $1.10, Hero raises to $1.80 (All-In), MP1 calls $0.70

Turn: ($4.03) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($4.03) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $4.03 | Rake: $0.20

Results:
MP1 had J, J (two pair, Jacks and sixes).
Hero had Q, Q (two pair, Queens and sixes).
Outcome: Hero won $3.83

Three biggest losers:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (UTG) ($2.09)
UTG+1 ($5.11)
MP1 ($4.87)
MP2 ($0.96)
CO ($3.03)
Button ($2.02)
SB ($1.98)
BB ($0.79)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, A
Hero bets $0.08, 4 folds, Button raises to $0.20, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.58, Button raises to $2.02 (All-In), Hero calls $1.44

Flop: ($4.07) Q, 2, K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($4.07) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($4.07) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $4.07 | Rake: $0.20

Results:
Button had K, K (full house, Kings over twos).
Hero had A, A (two pair, Aces and twos).
Outcome: Button won $3.87

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($1.50)
Button ($3.81)
SB ($1.58)
BB ($0.96)
UTG ($2.40)
Hero (UTG+1) ($2)
MP1 ($1.17)
MP2 ($5)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K, K
UTG calls $0.02, Hero bets $0.10, 6 folds, UTG calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.23) Q, 5, 9 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.18, UTG calls $0.18

Turn: ($0.59) 2 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.42, UTG raises to $2.12 (All-In), Hero calls $1.30 (All-In)

River: ($4.03) 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $4.03 | Rake: $0.20

Results:
UTG had 9, 9 (four of a kind, nines).
Hero had K, K (two pair, Kings and nines).
Outcome: UTG won $3.83

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($2.11)
CO ($2.50)
Button ($1.80)
SB ($5)
BB ($2.81)
Hero (UTG) ($2)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q, Q
Hero bets $0.08, 1 fold, CO raises to $2.50 (All-In), 3 folds, Hero calls $1.92 (All-In)

Flop: ($4.03) 3, K, 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($4.03) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($4.03) J (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $4.03 | Rake: $0.20

Results:
Hero had Q, Q (two pair, Queens and threes).
CO had K, A (two pair, Kings and threes).
Outcome: CO won $3.83

Still going along at a nice slow pace, played 5598 hands and up $23.66, which now takes my bankroll to $33.55 (I lost 11 cents somewhere apparently). Hopefully my bankroll is heathly enough now to minimize chance of going busto, I knew until I reached $30 there was a fair chance of going busto if I ran bad or played bad but luckily I'm still here with a BR. I am going to keep going at $2NL 9Max and I am not going to play any other games until I reach $100.

nice job! GL

Haven't played for a few days as been busy, moved into my new place today and putting in a session this afternoon as the pub has a 24hour license tonight for my mates birthday. This hand made me finish my session early last time I played.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($0.57)
SB ($2)
BB ($1.65)
UTG ($2)
Hero (UTG+1) ($4.88)
MP1 ($0.86)
MP2 ($3.79)
MP3 ($5.15)
CO ($1.19)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A, A
1 fold, Hero bets $0.08, 2 folds, MP3 raises to $0.60, 4 folds, Hero raises to $1.85, MP3 raises to $5.15 (All-In), Hero calls $3.03 (All-In)

Flop: ($9.79) 8, K, 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($9.79) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($9.79) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $9.79 | Rake: $0.48

Results:
Hero had A, A (one pair, Aces).
MP3 had K, K (three of a kind, Kings).
Outcome: MP3 won $9.31

how many tables are you playing?

55 hand - flop sets, get paid. Nice work. Except that you should have folded preflop.
TT hand - nice hand sir
QQ hand - good if you have reads, if villain is nit then JJ is the absolute bottom of his range though

AA hand - nh sir. Can't argue with getting it in pre with aces
KK hand - turn is closer than you think, again depending on stats/reads, then again 2:1 on the call and it would have to be a pretty solid nit-read
QQ hand - ok, if his range is KK+/AK then this is an ok spot to fold pre.


AA hand, again, aces in pre nh. Consider not playing deep if your roll is tight for the stakes.

6 tables at the moment.
In the 55 hand how come I should of folded preflop? It is because they werent full stacks so even if I hit my set I aint going to get paid off fully?
I'll start posting reads with the hands I post from now one don't know why I didnt tbh.

Well, two reasons. The one you mentioned, and possibility of getting squeezed makes your hand pretty much dead money. Though I personally don't mind calling it multiway in these stakes. If you hit it you are destined to get paid by at least one fish.