Operation Quicksand

Dude, in a 200bb game, Don't ever play marginal holdings past the flop. 1Pair is for shit pots. Play hands that can build monsters. See cheap flops in position with any two that can make a hidden hand. There is no need to play 22/11 or 18/9 because the blinds are insignificant. in a $10NL game where the blinds are $.05/.$10 and effective stacks are $20+ Wait for monsters. With TPTK it's C-bet it and forget it. If you have resistance, you can't take it to the river. Re-read the Concepts section before playing every night for a week. it's fairly short, and it refreshes the memory quite easily.

here's 1

Originally Posted by Sklansky

When stacks are deep, the money in the pot is typically far less money than the money remaining to be bet. Your focus usually shouldn't be on protecting the money that's already in the pot. You focus should be on winning (and making sure you don't lose) more and bigger bets from (or to) your opponents.

There is a few things in there about protecting the money behind. You can't play Short stack, all in with
TPTK poker. Your playing monsters, drawing to monsters and using implied odds more. Fuck pot odds. Every bet has implied odds to make 200BB.


Bye the way, your not really convincing me to move to AP with this thread. Play a couple hundred hands of what you think is your best poker, I'm sure a couple of us can look at it. Maybe go through a little session review for you. Do this quickly, before you have anymore problems. Don't keep fighting this battle without some help. I don't think posting some random hands will help.

i know most of this stuff, i just cant seem to force myself to implement it while playing deepstack poker. 2 weeks ago on a saturday night, i was playing well and had over 300 bb's on all 6 tables i was playing. i did get stacked once, but it was a strait<strait situation. I played well then and i know i can, i am just in a bad rut right now.

So where the hell were ya. I had to play by myself. I'm starting to question your loyalty to this game. You have some thinkin' to do mister. Go read this and come back. http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...poker-8435.htm

Originally Posted by Trainer_jyms

So where the hell were ya. I had to play by myself. I'm starting to question your loyalty to this game. You have some thinkin' to do mister. Go read this and come back. http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...poker-8435.htm

sorry, i stayed downtown last night for the parade/rally for the colts at the RCA dome. i didnt get home until after 9:00 and didnt really feel like playing.

i finally sat down and put in some hands tonight, and ended up playing really well. the past few days ive watched some videos(elipsejeffs from his blog and the free ones from card runners), and it helped me reinforce the things ive already learned.

i played 1350 hands tonight for +3.5 buyins and ran 12.5ptbb/100. it felt good to finally play (and run) well. no poker tommorow, but ill put in another good session on thursday.

thanks

i have the day off work today so i decided to put in a lunchtime session. usually the games arent great on AP durning the day, but there were plenty of $10nl tables up and running. i played solid poker for ~600 hands and ran 19ptbb/100 for +2.5ish buyins. It feels good to be playing/running well again. playing well again makes me think that my downswing wasnt all just me playing like a donk calling station, but that there was some actual negative variance in there as well.

When variance hits, we don't always react appropriately. Sometimes we change our play, we second guess bad situatuations, we question our skills. We should just be riding it out, maybe dropping down. When a bad swing hits, we lose our minds. The worst thing that can happen now is a bad day. You will almost run back to the old feelings and attitude. Try to stay in "your game".

One big problem with having downswings like we had, there is nowhere to go. If you have a $2K roll, no problems with moving down, financially. BR is at $1.5, $100NL, it drops to $1K, $50NL. But when you have les than $500, there is not much room to maneuver. It scares the hell out of you, becasue now your playing players that are tougher to play in that mindset than the first time you found FTR and figured it all out. GL. You still on AP, you need anything? How's the roll? Let me know if I can help.

im doing much better now, confidence wise and just overall playing better. Im still on AP, and really dont have a plan for the future right now. It will be Feb 21st by the time Epass is set up and im actually able to transfer money to a different site. I have $300 of bonus money sitting on FT, but it expires on March 8th, so i dont know if it will be worth it trying to clear anything. Ill make a decision on that when im able to actually transfer. I may just wait until stars or FT offers another reload bonus and move then. who knows.

i played a short session today of about 400 hands and made 2 buyins. Nothing special, one a stack, slowly bled it away, and then made 1.5 buyins stacking some donk at the end that was betting into me with an overpair that turned set w/ his bottom pair.

AP has a small player base, but plenty of complete donks. an example:


Stage #572023252: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2007-02-11 14:52:55 (ET)
Table: GALLEON DR. (Real Money) Seat #1 is the dealer
Seat 1 - GIULI70 ($7.75 in chips)
Seat 2 - BODEIST ($12.20 in chips)
Seat 3 - BIGSLICK15 ($4.60 in chips)
Seat 4 - ELCTRAGLIDE ($17.78 in chips)
Seat 5 - NSAUIC ($14.52 in chips)
Seat 6 - KINGEN ($10.45 in chips)
BODEIST - Posts small blind $0.05
BIGSLICK15 - Posts big blind $0.10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to BODEIST [Ah 10h]
ELCTRAGLIDE - Calls $0.10
NSAUIC - Folds
KINGEN - Folds
GIULI70 - Calls $0.10
BODEIST - Calls $0.05
BIGSLICK15 - Checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh Ks 5c]
BODEIST - Checks
BIGSLICK15 - Checks
ELCTRAGLIDE - Checks
GIULI70 - Checks
*** TURN *** [Jh Ks 5c] [4h]
BODEIST - Bets $0.30
BIGSLICK15 - Calls $0.30
ELCTRAGLIDE - Calls $0.30
GIULI70 - Folds
*** RIVER *** [Jh Ks 5c 4h] [8h]
BODEIST - Checks
BIGSLICK15 - Checks
ELCTRAGLIDE - Bets $0.90
BODEIST - All-In(Raise) $11.80 to $11.80
BIGSLICK15 - Folds
ELCTRAGLIDE - Calls $10.90
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BODEIST - Shows [Ah 10h] (Flush, ace high)
ELCTRAGLIDE - Mucks
BODEIST Collects $23.70 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($24.90) | Rake ($1.20)
Board [Jh Ks 5c 4h 8h]
Seat 1: GIULI70 (dealer) Folded on the TURN
Seat 2: BODEIST (small blind) won Total ($23.70) All-In HI$23.70) with Flush, ace high [Ah 10h - P:Ah,B:Jh,P:10h,B:8h,B:4h]
Seat 3: BIGSLICK15 (big blind) Folded on the RIVER
Seat 4: ELCTRAGLIDE HI: [Mucked] [2h 3h]
Seat 5: NSAUIC Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: KINGEN Folded on the POCKET CARDS


lol

oh also, thanks for posting in here TJ, it makes me actually think im not just talking to myself.

Can I come with you on your adventure?

Originally Posted by givememyleg

Can I come with you on your adventure?

you're always welcome.

Whee me too! I have money on Absolute now

GL bro!

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

Originally Posted by givememyleg

Can I come with you on your adventure?

you're always welcome.

Don't let him come. You see the outfit he's wearing? God, an orange thong and a blue helmet.

Originally Posted by Trainer_jyms

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

Originally Posted by givememyleg

Can I come with you on your adventure?

you're always welcome.

Don't let him come. You see the outfit he's wearing? God, an orange thong and a blue helmet.

yeah, but hes soooooo hot right now

i finally hit a draw when i bet it!!!! idk, i think i may be betting too many draws when there are multiple villains in the hand.

Stage #572914819: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2007-02-12 12:42:26 (ET)
Table: GRAHAM AVE (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer
Seat 4 - BODEIST ($16 in chips)
Seat 5 - JIMMUCK ($3.60 in chips)
Seat 6 - POKERANYWAY ($8.95 in chips)
Seat 1 - DANDELL ($10.15 in chips)
Seat 3 - FLUSHRUNNER3 ($11.80 in chips)
JIMMUCK - Posts small blind $0.05
POKERANYWAY - Posts big blind $0.10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to BODEIST [Qc 10c]
DANDELL - Folds
FLUSHRUNNER3 - Calls $0.10
BODEIST - Calls $0.10
JIMMUCK - Calls $0.05
POKERANYWAY - Checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 9c Js]
JIMMUCK - Checks
POKERANYWAY - Bets $0.20
FLUSHRUNNER3 - Folds
BODEIST - Raises $0.70 to $0.70
JIMMUCK - Folds
POKERANYWAY - Calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [2s 9c Js] [8c]
POKERANYWAY - Checks
BODEIST - Bets $1.20
POKERANYWAY - All-In(Raise) $8.15 to $8.15
BODEIST - Calls $6.95
*** RIVER *** [2s 9c Js 8c] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BODEIST - Shows [Qc 10c] (Flush, queen high)
POKERANYWAY - Shows [9s 8h] (Two Pair, nines and eights)
BODEIST Collects $17.20 from main pot



i also finally won a big pot. i feel like ive just been nickel and dimeing it lately, and although ive been slowly making money again it feels good to win a 300+ bb pot.

ship it, holla!

i didnt know whether i should push over shorty's AI because i didnt want to blow a worse hand out of the pot, but i think it was the right move.


Stage #572921355: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2007-02-12 12:53:35 (ET)
Table: GREECE DR. (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer
Seat 5 - JTNG13 ($15.32 in chips)
Seat 6 - DOGMALLIN ($4 in chips)
Seat 1 - WIRED1 ($8.74 in chips)
Seat 2 - SLEEZYWIN ($2.47 in chips)
Seat 3 - BODEIST ($17.95 in chips)
Seat 4 - DANNY819 ($6.32 in chips)
DOGMALLIN - Posts small blind $0.05
WIRED1 - Posts big blind $0.10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to BODEIST [Kd Kc]
SLEEZYWIN - Raises $0.30 to $0.30
BODEIST - Raises $1 to $1
DANNY819 - Folds
JTNG13 - Calls $1
DOGMALLIN - Folds
WIRED1 - Folds
SLEEZYWIN - All-In(Raise) $2.17 to $2.47
BODEIST - All-In(Raise) $16.95 to $17.95
JTNG13 - All-In $14.32
BODEIST - returned ($2.63) : not called
*** FLOP *** [Ad 2s 5s]
*** TURN *** [Ad 2s 5s] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [Ad 2s 5s 3s] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SLEEZYWIN - Shows [Jc Js] (One pair, jacks)
BODEIST - Shows [Kd Kc] (One pair, kings)
JTNG13 - Shows [10s 10c] (One pair, tens)
BODEIST Collects $24.43 from side pot-1
BODEIST Collects $7.18 from main pot

Nice work. Great thread, btw!

Stick with it bode and you will be in 100NL in no time at all. You sure have some tough beats here, but over time it will even out.
GL!

played a 1k hand session today and ran up to +5 buyins at one point before taking 3 2-outer beats to drop back down to +2.5 buyins. oh well. QQ>KK twice and 88>QQ obv.

a few hands

1st hand. this table was incredibly loose (65% VP%IP), and people were regularly calling all ins w/ FD's SD's, TPNK, etc. what do you think of this line?


Stage #573296344: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2007-02-12 20:08:31 (ET)
Table: INDIANA ST. (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 6 - BIGHUCKEL72 ($8.35 in chips)
Seat 1 - SAY HELLO 2 ($2.60 in chips)
Seat 2 - BODEIST ($13.10 in chips)
Seat 3 - TAB HUNTER ($3.85 in chips)
Seat 4 - SINNAOI ($29.70 in chips)
Seat 5 - QUALITYTIME ($7.30 in chips)
SAY HELLO 2 - Posts small blind $0.05
BODEIST - Posts big blind $0.10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to BODEIST [9s 9d]
TAB HUNTER - Folds
SINNAOI - Raises $0.30 to $0.30
QUALITYTIME - Folds
BIGHUCKEL72 - Calls $0.30
SAY HELLO 2 - Calls $0.25
BODEIST - Calls $0.20
*** FLOP *** [9c Qd 10c]
SAY HELLO 2 - Bets $0.50
BODEIST - All-In(Raise) $12.80 to $12.80


hand 2: nonphic's PFR was only 5%, so i wanted to flat call and see a flop. i dont have set odds, but i cant exactly fold QQ just because this guy only raised 5% of his hands over the first 50 hands. should i just put the money in PF? i cant reraise because im committed if he pushes. idk, advice here would be appreciated. i was really close to folding the river because i thought it might be an overplayed AK, but i was priced in. ill include the results.


Stage #573358933: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2007-02-12 21:06:48 (ET)
Table: CICERO (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer
Seat 4 - CJELLICK123 ($4.93 in chips)
Seat 5 - BODEIST ($9.05 in chips)
Seat 6 - SPOONFUL ($2.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - ROTOBON ($14.91 in chips)
Seat 2 - DALYNN255 ($5.60 in chips)
Seat 3 - NONPHIC ($10.29 in chips)
BODEIST - Posts small blind $0.05
SPOONFUL - Posts big blind $0.10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to BODEIST [Qh Qc]
ROTOBON - Raises $0.30 to $0.30
DALYNN255 - Folds
NONPHIC - Raises $1.60 to $1.60
CJELLICK123 - Folds
BODEIST - Calls $1.55
SPOONFUL - Folds
ROTOBON - Folds
*** FLOP *** [2d Jd 7h]
BODEIST - Checks
NONPHIC - Bets $1.60
BODEIST - Calls $1.60
*** TURN *** [2d Jd 7h] [8h]
BODEIST - Bets $1.50
NONPHIC - Calls $1.50
*** RIVER *** [2d Jd 7h 8h] [Ac]
BODEIST - Checks
NONPHIC - All-In $5.59
BODEIST - All-In $4.35
NONPHIC - returned ($1.24) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NONPHIC - Shows [10s 10d] (One pair, tens)
BODEIST - Shows [Qh Qc] (One pair, queens)
BODEIST Collects $17.60 from main pot

hand 3: this one is purely a gloat. i sat w/ this guy and watched him luckbox his way up to a 200bb stack by overpushing flops w/ TPWK, and just plain trash hands catching 2 pair. i waited for well over an hour for a good spot to do this.


Stage #573354453: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2007-02-12 21:02:37 (ET)
Table: INDIANA ST. (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer
Seat 4 - SINNAOI ($26.30 in chips)
Seat 5 - JKLOPQ2J4 ($32.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - POOLFOOL123 ($10.90 in chips)
Seat 2 - BODEIST ($23.45 in chips)
Seat 3 - FURBEAR ($20 in chips)
JKLOPQ2J4 - Posts small blind $0.05
POOLFOOL123 - Posts big blind $0.10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to BODEIST [Jc Ah]
BODEIST - Raises $0.40 to $0.40
FURBEAR - Calls $0.40
SINNAOI - Folds
JKLOPQ2J4 - Folds
POOLFOOL123 - Calls $0.30
*** FLOP *** [Jd Jh 10s]
POOLFOOL123 - Checks
BODEIST - Bets $0.70
FURBEAR - Raises $1.40 to $1.40
POOLFOOL123 - Folds
BODEIST - Calls $0.70
*** TURN *** [Jd Jh 10s] [3c]
BODEIST - Checks
FURBEAR - Bets $1.60
BODEIST: have a J?
BODEIST - Calls $1.60
*** RIVER *** [Jd Jh 10s 3c] [6c]
BODEIST - All-In $20.05
FURBEAR - Instacalls All-In $16.60
BODEIST - returned ($3.45) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BODEIST - Shows [Jc Ah] (Three of a kind, jacks)
FURBEAR - Shows [10c Ad] (Two Pair, jacks and tens)
BODEIST Collects $38.45 from main pot[/b]

February at a glance

last month i put in 28k hands. this is the most ive ever played in a month since i started 9 months prior. This month i have taken a step backwards, not in the monitary direction, but in dedication to the game. Ive only put in 5k hands through the first half of feb. and i dont know why. I really havent had as much free time as i did in Jan for some reason and i dont know why. Part of the reason is lack of dedication. I ended Jan. playing bad and in a downswing at the same time. this shook my confidence quite a bit, but ive refocused myself and regained the confidence i had when i started this mission. While im only running 4ptbb/100 this month, its a step in the right direction considering my slide last month. graph below.

I have this weekend totally open, and i plan on putting in 4k + hands. i want to get to 15k hands by the end of feb. and i think this is acheivable.

gl bode

so that whole 4k+ hands thing didnt really pan out this weekend. I ended up putting in only 1k hands. Friday i played 500 hands and was break even and lost AA vs a set at the end before i called it quits for the night. Saturday i was busy all day and got drunk w/ some freinds saturday night. I played another short 500 hand session this afternoon and ran super hot making 4 buy-ins. I dont know if ive ever ran hotter. i hit a ton of sets and flopped 2 pair like eleventy billion times. i wish i could run that hot all the time.

i got in about 800 hands today and ran really well overall. +3 buyins on the night. I got coolered by a set over set at the end or i would have been up closer to +4.5 buyins.

1st hand: I had only played 15 hands w/ this guy. at AP, you can buy in for 200 bbs, but ive only been buying in for 120. anyways, i was in the process of loading up 200bbs at this table since i found out this guy was a bluff-o-matic donk calling station.

i lost about 50bbs worth of extra profit, but it was still a nice payoff.

Stage #583406937: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2007-02-22 20:03:36 (ET)
Table: ALASKA ST (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer
Seat 4 - SUNNY188 ($3.45 in chips)
Seat 6 - HLJOHNNY ($4.97 in chips)
Seat 1 - 10BRUCE10 ($20 in chips)
Seat 2 - GRANDIZER ($7.45 in chips)
Seat 3 - BODEIST ($14.75 in chips)
HLJOHNNY - Posts small blind $0.05
10BRUCE10 - Posts big blind $0.10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to BODEIST [As Qd]
GRANDIZER - Folds
BODEIST - Raises $0.40 to $0.40
SUNNY188 - Folds
HLJOHNNY - Calls $0.35
10BRUCE10 - Raises $0.70 to $0.80

he had min-raised like 3 hands in a row, so i didnt take it real serious. i was going to repop him and most likely fold to a push.

BODEIST - Raises $2 to $2.40
HLJOHNNY - Folds
10BRUCE10 - Calls $1.60
*** FLOP *** [10d Kh Jh]

Gin! time to let him bluff off his chips.

10BRUCE10 - Bets $1.10
BODEIST - Raises $3.60 to $3.60
10BRUCE10 - Calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [10d Kh Jh] [Ac]

ouch, i figure im probly just looking for a split pot now.

10BRUCE10 - All-In $14
BODEIST - All-In $8.75
10BRUCE10 - returned ($5.25) : not called
*** RIVER *** [10d Kh Jh Ac] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
10BRUCE10 - Shows [10s Ah] (Two Pair, aces and tens)

how can you really think top and bottom pair is good on this board?

BODEIST - Shows [As Qd] (Straight, ten to ace)
BODEIST Collects $28.45 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($29.90) | Rake ($1.45)
Board [10d Kh Jh Ac 8d]
Seat 1: 10BRUCE10 (big blind) HI:lost with Two Pair, aces and tens [10s Ah - P:Ah,B:Ac,P:10s,B:10d,B:Kh]
Seat 2: GRANDIZER Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 3: BODEIST won Total ($28.45) All-In HI$28.45) with Straight, ten to ace [As Qd - P:As,B:Kh,P:Qd,B:Jh,B:10d]
Seat 4: SUNNY188 (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: HLJOHNNY (small blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS


hand 2: this hand left me thinking about the right play, especially w/ a player left behind me. The guy who pushed was running 29/12/2.7 and was playing fairly aggressively. the other guy i only had 4 hands on, so no reads.

thoughts? i tanked for the whole time bank and just decided to push. I think i might have been able to fold this w/ some clearer thinking. His range is probly a set, JJ+ w/ QQ not so likely, and maybe an aggresively played AdKd. Probly a fold against this range.

Stage #583422130: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2007-02-22 20:17:33 (ET)
Table: MICRONESIA ST (Real Money) Seat #1 is the dealer
Seat 1 - 11KUDA02 ($2.83 in chips)
Seat 2 - KINGJAMES26 ($7.60 in chips)
Seat 3 - GRS23 ($5.45 in chips)
Seat 5 - BODEIST ($13.15 in chips)
Seat 6 - SURFOLDSALOT ($8.40 in chips)
KINGJAMES26 - Posts small blind $0.05
GRS23 - Posts big blind $0.10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to BODEIST [Qs Qc]
BODEIST - Raises $0.40 to $0.40
SURFOLDSALOT - Folds
11KUDA02 - Folds
KINGJAMES26 - Calls $0.35
GRS23 - Calls $0.30
*** FLOP *** [10d 9d 5h]
KINGJAMES26 - Checks
GRS23 - Checks
BODEIST - Bets $0.70
KINGJAMES26 - Calls $0.70
GRS23 - All-In(Raise) $5.05 to $5.05
BODEIST - Raises $9.40 to $10.10
KINGJAMES26 - Folds
BODEIST - returned ($5.05) : not called
*** TURN *** [10d 9d 5h] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [10d 9d 5h 4c] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GRS23 - Shows [10c 10s] (Three of a kind, tens)
BODEIST - Shows [Qs Qc] (One pair, queens)
GRS23 Collects $11.40 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($12) | Rake ($0.60)
Board [10d 9d 5h 4c 2c]
Seat 1: 11KUDA02 (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 2: KINGJAMES26 (small blind) Folded on the FLOP
Seat 3: GRS23 (big blind) won Total ($11.40) All-In HI$11.40) with Three of a kind, tens [10c 10s - P:10s,B:10d,P:10c,B:9d,B:5h]
Seat 5: BODEIST HI:lost with One pair, queens [Qs Qc - P:Qs,P:Qc,B:10d,B:9d,B:5h]
Seat 6: SURFOLDSALOT Folded on the POCKET CARDS

well, my BR is somewhat healthy again. I had to "Load" my epassporte account, so i put $30 in there, and then transfered $100 from AP to FTP. After a decent session at FTP this afternoon and clearing $20 in bonus during this time, my BR is sitting at $460. Im going to continue to play on FTP because i have bonus money on there, and even at $10nl, its clearing at around $1 per 100 hands. So thats a nice boost even if im playing break even poker. I still havent played as much as i wanted to this month (only 8.5k hands so far ), but the hands i have played have been good. Im running 10.5ptbb/100 over this stretch. Ill post an end of the month stats/graph in a few days.

Since its saturday and my BR is close to the $500 i need for $25nl, im going to put in a session there and see how it goes. wish me luck.

the shot at $25nl didnt go too well. I lost just over $40 although $30 of it was QQ vs KK all in on a rag flop.

put in 500 hands this morning and ran really well at $10nl, making $37.50 of my money back.

this guy was a standard TAgg, but i had position on him and was abusing him. I think i 3-bet his opening raise 4 times in a row. twice w/ AK, once w/ rags and then this hand.

lol


FullTiltPoker Game #1870255687: Table Pelican (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:57:53 ET - 2007/02/25
Seat 1: 75s ($3.65)
Seat 2: DMoogle ($13.20)
Seat 4: allinbaby11 ($4.20)
Seat 5: youlloutdrawme ($20.35)
Seat 6: BODE-ist ($23.10)
youlloutdrawme posts the small blind of $0.05
BODE-ist posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BODE-ist [Qh Qd]
75s folds
DMoogle folds
allinbaby11 folds
youlloutdrawme raises to $0.30
BODE-ist raises to $1
youlloutdrawme calls $0.70
*** FLOP *** [9c 8c 6s]
youlloutdrawme bets $1
BODE-ist raises to $22.10, and is all in
youlloutdrawme calls $18.35, and is all in
BODE-ist shows [Qh Qd]
youlloutdrawme shows [Jc Js]
Uncalled bet of $2.75 returned to BODE-ist
*** TURN *** [9c 8c 6s] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [9c 8c 6s 5d] [2s]
BODE-ist shows a pair of Queens
youlloutdrawme shows a pair of Jacks
BODE-ist wins the pot ($39.70) with a pair of Queens
youlloutdrawme stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $40.70 | Rake $1
Board: [9c 8c 6s 5d 2s]
Seat 1: 75s didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: DMoogle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: allinbaby11 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: youlloutdrawme (small blind) showed [Jc Js] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 6: BODE-ist (big blind) showed [Qh Qd] and won ($39.70) with a pair of Queens

wow. thats all i can say. ive never ran into so many higher PP's, so many rivered quads, and just so many horrible beats in one session before. im so fucking frustrated.

My BR was at $460 saturday, so i take a shot at $25nl. lost 1 1/2 buyins. no big deal, just normal variance. Sunday i go back to the drawing boards at $10nl and put in 2k hands, netting $35 and clearing $20 in bonus. BR goes back up to $465. Then tonight, i go up 2 buyins, drop to even, down 3 buyins, back to -1 buyin, and finish a solid -5 buyins on the night. I had some horrible beats, and as they continued, i just kept spewing cash all over the table. Ive loosened up my game considerably since i moved to FTP, and its payed off so far. Im running more of a 21/16 than my usuall 18/14. Its helping me get paid off better and letting me control the tempo of the nittier tables. It went well until tonight when i ran 23/18 and just spewed. Oh well, im done ranting. 3 of the 5 buyins i lost were normal coolers, beats and variance. I should have quit about 300 hands earlier though.


This hand was one of the sicker beats, but not one of the biggest $$ wise. Just funny w/ the chat afterwards.

Full Tilt Poker Game #1880204212: Table Falcon (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:45:56 ET - 2007/02/26
Seat 2: BODE-ist ($11.10)
Seat 3: IamRascal ($10.15)
Seat 4: kartracer45 ($4.90)
Seat 6: bobo fete ($5)
kartracer45 posts the small blind of $0.05
bobo fete posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BODE-ist [6c 5c]
BODE-ist raises to $0.35
IamRascal folds
kartracer45 folds
bobo fete calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [6s 3h 7s]
bobo fete bets $0.20
BODE-ist calls $0.20
*** TURN *** [6s 3h 7s] [4s]
bobo fete checks
BODE-ist bets $0.70
bobo fete raises to $1.40
BODE-ist raises to $10.55, and is all in
bobo fete calls $3.05, and is all in
BODE-ist shows [6c 5c]
bobo fete shows [7d 7h]
Uncalled bet of $6.10 returned to BODE-ist
*** RIVER *** [6s 3h 7s 4s] [7c]
BODE-ist shows a straight, Seven high
bobo fete shows four of a kind, Sevens
bobo fete wins the pot ($9.05) with four of a kind, Sevens
BODE-ist adds $3.90
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.05 | Rake $1
Board: [6s 3h 7s 4s 7c]
Seat 2: BODE-ist showed [6c 5c] and lost with a straight, Seven high
Seat 3: IamRascal (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: kartracer45 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: bobo fete (big blind) showed [7d 7h] and won ($9.05) with four of a kind, Sevens


kartracer45: nh
bobo fete: ty
BODE-ist: omg luckbox supreme
bobo fete: really
bobo fete: ok
bobo fete: i supposed to fold trips cause u raise
bobo fete: thought it was good
BODE-ist: one outer much?
BODE-ist: youre a fish
bobo fete: u didn't have it
bobo fete: whatever
kartracer45: NH BOBO dont wry about bodey says
BODE-ist: lol
bobo fete: ty kart

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

OMG!!! Get me out of $10nl!!!1!!!1!!

Step 1. Get your money off of Full Tilt
Step 2. Profit

Bode,

I'm not quite sure if you follow my thread but I quickly got out of $10NL through Bonus whoring. And I mean the juicy ones like Party, Empire, Golden Riviera, Pokerroom etc. My BR would be still under $1000 if it wouldn't have been for bonuses and rakeback.

GL and I'm sure it will work out soon.

whore the shit out of places man!!! maybe a tighter style is needed. playing less marginal hands isnt needed so much given how they pay of any big hand. tighten up huge in EP.

gl man

there's still a ton of places to whore like everyone says, and the amount of hands you play you should be clearing bonuses with ease. at NL$10 you should be playin for a bonus at all times, and you should clear a few hundred a month from them at least. just try it, don't play a hand unless its toward a good bonus with a decent clearance rate.

good thread anyway, i'm keen to see you move up and see how you fare. you're far too knowledgable to be playing NL$10, get some bonuses done and get stuck into NL$25.

Originally Posted by silu_nz

Bode,

I'm not quite sure if you follow my thread but I quickly got out of $10NL through Bonus whoring. And I mean the juicy ones like Party, Empire, Golden Riviera, Pokerroom etc. My BR would be still under $1000 if it wouldn't have been for bonuses and rakeback.

GL and I'm sure it will work out soon.

i would love to play at any of the above-mentioned sites, if i could

You could also have a look at some casino bonuses. When I first started out I coulden't afford depositing $500 for 25NL, but I followed advice given by other FTR members on the forum, and whored my $200 deposit up to $550 with little to no risk, without even playing one hand of poker.

Originally Posted by Da GOAT

whore the shit out of places man!!! maybe a tighter style is needed. playing less marginal hands isnt needed so much given how they pay of any big hand. tighten up huge in EP.

gl man

the reason im running a bit looser now is i think just naturual development and confidence in my post flop play coupled w/ the fact that FTP is a tighter site and its often better to play opposite of the table dynamic.

Originally Posted by bigspenda73

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

OMG!!! Get me out of $10nl!!!1!!!1!!

Step 1. Get your money off of Full Tilt
Step 2. Profit

$10nl on Full Tilt is incredibly fishy. w/ good table selection, i regularly have 4 of my 8 tables running around 50% VP$IP, and the other for around 40%. In the short amont of hands i played at $25nl, it was a different story. So for the time being while im playing $10nl still, im going to stick to FTP so i can clear some of the bonus money i have left there. Hopefully after that somewhere else will have a decent bonus running. I have never played on UB, but i want to wait until my BR is a bit larger and take advantage of the whole bonus.

Originally Posted by Kauf Jr.

You could also have a look at some casino bonuses. When I first started out I coulden't afford depositing $500 for 25NL, but I followed advice given by other FTR members on the forum, and whored my $200 deposit up to $550 with little to no risk, without even playing one hand of poker.

ive seen so many people have success w/ this, but ive just never delved into it enough to find out what to do. Its something i would entertain, but im not in a rush to do it.

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

Originally Posted by Da GOAT

whore the shit out of places man!!! maybe a tighter style is needed. playing less marginal hands isnt needed so much given how they pay of any big hand. tighten up huge in EP.

gl man

the reason im running a bit looser now is i think just naturual development and confidence in my post flop play coupled w/ the fact that FTP is a tighter site and its often better to play opposite of the table dynamic.

Whats keeping you at such a shit site???? is the bonus even worth the money you are defo missing out on. i cant imagine 10NL being super tight.

ignore my post above, i see yuo explain why you are there now.

Everest 50NL is very loose poor.
poker4ever is easy but can be annoying. average VPIP 60%+ but slow software. not many tables either tho which is a big turn off.

i dont know its amerian players stance tho

Originally Posted by Da GOAT

i dont know its amerian players stance tho

this is the biggest problem now, and it will only be worse when i move up in stakes. Stars, FTP, UB, and Absolute are really the only options for US players where there is a decent player base.

I just had a thought, reading the above posts, and it may not have its place here, but it's worth saying I think.

If there is one single piece of advice I could give to someone moving up to a higher limit, it's this: the vast majority of plays and moves made in the higher limit are the same ones as in the lower, i.e. not every raise and re-raise is a cunning sophisticated bluff perpetrated by a way more skilful player - they usually do actually have the goods. I know from painful experience the immediate assumption that everyone is a laggy bluffy shark out to scam off your chips unless you're hyper-aggro at all times. There may be a small increase in the number of ballsy, well-constructed bluff plays, but at least 95% are still done with cards to back them up.

Originally Posted by biondino

I just had a thought, reading the above posts, and it may not have its place here, but it's worth saying I think.

If there is one single piece of advice I could give to someone moving up to a higher limit, it's this: the vast majority of plays and moves made in the higher limit are the same ones as in the lower, i.e. not every raise and re-raise is a cunning sophisticated bluff perpetrated by a way more skilful player - they usually do actually have the goods. I know from painful experience the immediate assumption that everyone is a laggy bluffy shark out to scam off your chips unless you're hyper-aggro at all times. There may be a small increase in the number of ballsy, well-constructed bluff plays, but at least 95% are still done with cards to back them up.

well said, aba mentioned it on one of his vids. its all in ones mind that your opp are bluffing away. i had those thoughts when moving to 50NL which i quickly ignored coz they were stupid. its alot of ABC everywhere.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, GET THE FUCK OFF FULL TILT!

The bonus is painfully slow, the tables are full of LAGGs and TAGGs even at $10NL, and you are wasting your time and potential earnings.

Find a shitty site, even absolute is better than FTP. With rakeback, bonuses and just playing alot of hands, you can get to $50NL in a month.

Go to Prima. Start at trident. $200 for $200 deposit, clears in a month. Then go to Riverbelle, $300 for $25 minimum deposit, clear as much as you can in a one month deaedline. Then go to battlefield get rakeback, play as many hands as you can. Prima also has $20NL instead of $25NL so easier to jump limits.

Originally Posted by Trainer_jyms

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, GET THE FUCK OFF FULL TILT!

please say what you really mean to say

Seriously, Who here is ripping it up at FTP? And I don't mean at $100NL, $200NL or higher. Who hee is playing $10NL, $25NL or $50NL at FTP and actually moving up? Has anybody in the last 6 months successfully grinded a roll or ckleared a bonus at FTP playing Micro.?

Bueller? Bueller?

Originally Posted by Trainer_jyms

Seriously, Who here is ripping it up at FTP? And I don't mean at $100NL, $200NL or higher. Who hee is playing $10NL, $25NL or $50NL at FTP and actually moving up? Has anybody in the last 6 months successfully grinded a roll or ckleared a bonus at FTP playing Micro.?

Bueller? Bueller?

seriously tho. ive a $650 bonus on UB that im not even bothered going back to till im done whoring what i can elsewhere. i assume FTP bonus is just as shit to clear. 10NL sadly i dont think is much to start whoring with. id advise looking up options tha clear super fast and dont bother waiting and waiting till you can go for a sites big bonus. build up quickly is all that matters.

go to bonuswhores.com and see what suits. thats where i get my advise

Bodeist, sorry to hear about ur struggles. Sadly, bad variance can last a really long time.
However, looking at these hands a lot of them are teh suck.
Advice I have that sums up all of them.
1. Don't call reraises OOP with marginal holdings.
2. When a board is scary and u have the nuts, you want to get all ur money in as fast as possible so opp is not scared away when a scare card comes.
3. Play everything faster, bet around pot everytime.
(The AJ hand where the flop comes JJT is a perfect example. JJT is a pretty shitty board. An A,K,Q,9, or T could concievably kill all ur action. When he minreraises you you should threebet big. Dealt to BODEIST [Jc Ah]
BODEIST - Raises $0.40 to $0.40
FURBEAR - Calls $0.40
SINNAOI - Folds
JKLOPQ2J4 - Folds
POOLFOOL123 - Calls $0.30
*** FLOP *** [Jd Jh 10s]
POOLFOOL123 - Checks
BODEIST - Bets $0.70
FURBEAR - Raises $1.40 to $1.40
POOLFOOL123 - Folds
BODEIST - New move: Reraises 3.60 to 5.00

Originally Posted by Da GOAT

Originally Posted by Trainer_jyms

Seriously, Who here is ripping it up at FTP? And I don't mean at $100NL, $200NL or higher. Who hee is playing $10NL, $25NL or $50NL at FTP and actually moving up? Has anybody in the last 6 months successfully grinded a roll or ckleared a bonus at FTP playing Micro.?

Bueller? Bueller?

seriously tho. ive a $650 bonus on UB that im not even bothered going back to till im done whoring what i can elsewhere. i assume FTP bonus is just as shit to clear. 10NL sadly i dont think is much to start whoring with. id advise looking up options tha clear super fast and dont bother waiting and waiting till you can go for a sites big bonus. build up quickly is all that matters.

go to bonuswhores.com and see what suits. thats where i get my advise

first off, the bonus on FTP clears very well IMO, even at $10nl. right now its clearing about $1 for every 100 hands, which equates to an extra 5ptBB/100. This, in itself, is worth it right now. My bonus expires on March 8th, so until then, i will be playing there. $10nl there is marginally better than other places, and with t he bonus money, its better. As for $25 or $50nl, ill probly move.

TJ, all those site you listed are great to play at, if i wasnt from the US. Riverbelle is the only one of those sites available to US players, and i dont even know if thats correct anymore. I had been playing on Absolute, but i didnt sign up for rakeback there and i have no more bonus to clear so that doesnt seem like that great of an option. I have no doubt that i will be at $25nl very soon as i have ran around 17ptBB/100 there in February barring last night.

So you retitle your operation about trying to get out of 10NL but you're running 17ptbb/100 there. I think you're misleading us bub.

Everyone sees the new title and offers advice when you don't need it.

Originally Posted by bigspenda73

So you retitle your operation about trying to get out of 10NL but you're running 17ptbb/100 there. I think you're misleading us bub.

Everyone sees the new title and offers advice when you don't need it.

what should the new title be then? i will admit that i changed the title after a horribly frustrating string of bad beats last night. i just want to be done w/ $10nl once and for all.

Originally Posted by bigspenda73

So you retitle your operation about trying to get out of 10NL but you're running 17ptbb/100 there. I think you're misleading us bub.

Everyone sees the new title and offers advice when you don't need it.

kinda yeah. i got mislead there, no probs

also bode-ist UB allows up to 4 accounts with em so you can go for RB if you already have an account there

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

what should the new title be then?

Here's a few:

Help me realize my potential
Operation I'm 10x better than my level
Opertation Quicksand

why not just a serious focused title until you get out of 1oNL?? keep you inline poker/mind wise for awhile.

you are better than those mofos at 10NL, i used alot of your advice when i was back at SNGs.

Originally Posted by Da GOAT

Originally Posted by bigspenda73

So you retitle your operation about trying to get out of 10NL but you're running 17ptbb/100 there. I think you're misleading us bub.

Everyone sees the new title and offers advice when you don't need it.

kinda yeah. i got mislead there, no probs

also bode-ist UB allows up to 4 accounts with em so you can go for RB if you already have an account there

UB is the only one i DONT have an account w/. I opened my FTP and Absolute accounts without thinking about rakeback.

Originally Posted by bigspenda73

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

what should the new title be then?

Opertation Quicksand

Winner!

February at a Glance

After running well at the beginning of January, then running horrible at the end, i felt like February was my most solid month as far as ring games go. I really focused on playing position better, keeping pot size under control, and trying to put villains on a range of hands based on their play.

how do my stats look? (edit: sorry, i cant get the pic any larger for some reason)

GOOD NEWS: After a 900 hand, +3.5 buyin session at $10nl and clearing $20 worth of bonus my BR is at $520. Im finally rolled for $25nl again

BAD NEWS: I played some $25nl and droped 2 buyins total. GG being rolled for $25nl. I dropped 4 buyins in the first 250 hands by running KK and a 2 pair hand both into flopped sets. Then i tilted off some monies before settling down. I ended up playing about 700 hands of $25nl and climbed my way back up to only being down 1/2 a buyin before taking a beat at the end and losing another 1.5 byins to end the session down 2.

Oh well, my BR is at $475 and ill probly play some more $25nl tommorow exept ill do it at AP instead of FTP. Its amazing really the difference in skill level between the $10nl and $25nl on FTP. the $10nl is soooooo easy, it has almost every table seeing over 40% of flops and its just insanely easy to make money. Then you go to the $25nl tables there and you can hardly find a table w/ a VPIP of over 40%. I dont know what the deal is, but i wont be playing there much, if any, longer.

GG on getting the BR back over $500.

I'd say try not to worry about "keeping the BR over 20x". You have a 20x buy-in cushion. You're a good player who is plugging those leaks as he finds them. Your BR can absorb a 10-buy-in downswing so just get out there and play 5k hands of $25NL before you even think about your BR again.

Obv if you manage to drop 10 buy-ins or something you may want to break that off early and re-evaluate.

Good luck. See you at $50NL soon.

gl keep at it. no bother to ye

$25nl...

...im here to stay. I booked about 3k hands of $25nl over the weekend and played well. I got coolered for a rather large pot, so im only up one buyin, but im playing well. I cleared $40 in bonus at FTP, and will play there until March 8th when i will move to AP for a while. The $25nl game isnt that much harder than AP, its just different. While it is tighter, i dont mind the tight game. Ive been seeing more flops in position w/ SC's and such, and its paying off when i stack an obvious QQ/KK/AA from a nit that never raises. anyway, it feels good to move up a level and i will continue to track my progress.

New Goals:
1. Play 20k hands in March.
2. Be rolled for $50nl by April 15th.
3. Post more hands outside of this operation thread to get a broader variety of comments.

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

$25nl...

...im here to stay.

wwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee

it feels sooooooooooo good to go on a heater. I put in a 2 hour session 8 tableing $25nl on FTP. I dont think i lost a coinflip the whole time. I playing real nitty tonight, too. maybe its good karma for finally buying PAHUD and stopping using shitty gametime+.

So, my BR is all the way up to $720 now. I finally have to pony up the $50 that i owe TrainerJyms though. He was nice enough to let me wait to pay up so the $50 didnt kill my $250 roll at the time he won. Such a nice guy, i mean, he does kiss babies after all.

real happy for ye man, so proud

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finally, huh?

thanks for the grace period.

i havent posted in a few days, so heres an update.

i moved my roll over to UB to take advantage of the $350 signup bonus and to start getting rakeback. I also added on another $50 worth of bonuses today, so ill be clearing those for a while. Im running pretty well over my first 2500 hands there, but im still getting used to the interface. Im only 4-5 tabling right now, and that gives me about the same hands/hour as 8 tabling FTP so i might just stick w/ that. My BR is at $800 so it looks like im right on target for my goal of moving up to $50nl by mid april. I may even make it by April 1st, we'll have to see.

Im posting my last 25k hands worth of stats in another thread, you can check it out here

Good job Bode

rollercoaster last few days. I lost 4 buyins yesterday over 600 hands to some serious coolers/beats and then today i pick up 7 buyins over 1100 hands by just straight owning it. My BR is at $900 so i think i should be able to eclipse my target of getting to $50nl by April 15th. I may be able to get there by the weekend if i get enough time to play.

Yeah, I think you'll manage it easily. Don't try to rush, though!

$50nl

i think im going to mix in 1 table of $50nl tonight and see how it goes. Since moving to UB ive only been playing 4-5 tables since the software is so fast, so i probly play 3-$25nl and 1-$50nl tonight and give myself a buyin or 2 to get used to the game. I normally wouldnt like mixing stakes, but w/ the bet pot buttons, i rarely do anything else preflop.

I RUN GOOD

so, i put in a long session when i got home from work today and decided to mix in 1 table of $50nl since my BR was right at $850. Neeless to say, that went very well. I also did OK at my $25nl tables. LOL.

So from now on i guess its $50nl full time. Its kind of funny how it took me 2 months to get through $10nl (although there was some super monkey tilt at the end of Jan.), and then it only takes me 2 weeks to shoot through $25nl. Ive had my 3 biggest winning days over the last 2 weeks also. Two $175 days and today for $263.

UB's games are pretty soft if you use good table selection, so im going to stay there and clear some bonus monies. I did get a small bonus offer from AP, so im going to atleast deposit there for now and well see if i get to it.

Since im moving to $50nl full time now i thought i would post my overall stats for $25nl. I had a rough stretch of about 1k hands at the end of Jan where i played horribly and tilted off about $225 after being a small winner over 8k hands. Thats when my roll went back down to $175 and i had to rebuild. Ive focused on playing well and have really turned my game around since the beginning of February.

i hit my first royal flush today! kinda sucked, actually. i had JcXx in the BB, limped pot. Flop is TcXAc, checks through, turn is Kc, checks through, river is Qc, i bet pot and its folded around. I cant find the HH through PT right now, i dont think it was read from UB. PAHUD is supposed to read the hands like Ultimate History but it misses hands sometimes. Ill post the HH when i find it.

bah, had my first losing session tonight in over a week. Played 900 hands in my second session tonight and was up 3 buyins after 700 hands and just pissed away all my profits. I was close to shutting down my tables and i talked myself into playing a few more orbits. boy was that a bad idea. A little bit of semi-tilt instantly takes away what was gained through a few hours of hard work.

heres a few hands that i sucked on tonight.

hand 1: this is the hand where i started tilting a bit afterwards. Not really a ton i can do here after that much money is in the pot.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP ($22.70)
Hero ($54.95)
Button ($31.30)
SB ($58.80)
BB ($48.95)
UTG ($39.05)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A, K.
UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.75, 3 folds, UTG calls $2.25, MP calls $2.25.

Flop: ($9) A, 8, 7 (3 players)
UTG checks, MP checks, Hero bets $5.5, UTG calls $5.50, MP folds.

Turn: ($20) J (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $13, UTG bets $13, Hero calls $0.

River: ($46) T (2 players)

Final Pot: $46

Results in white below:
UTG has 9s Tc (straight, jack high).
Hero has Ah Kd (one pair, aces).
Outcome: UTG wins $46.



hand 2: was immediately afterwards. Me and this guy had played back at each other all night. I should have just folded the turn but i guess i wanted to play hero and catch a big bluff. bad idea.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($138.20)
MP ($70.15)
Button ($102.10)
SB ($13.70)
Hero ($109.40)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6, 6.
UTG calls $0.50, 3 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($1.25) J, 4, 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.25, UTG raises to $5, Hero calls $3.75.

Turn: ($11.25) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $11.25, Hero calls $11.25.

River: ($33.75) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $33.75, Hero calls $33.75.

Final Pot: $101.25

Results in white below:
Hero has 6c 6h (two pair, sixes and fours).
UTG has 4d 8d (three of a kind, fours).
Outcome: UTG wins $101.25.



Well, besides this little boo boo, ive been running really hot the last 2 weeks. $50nl is treating me well (8ptBB/100) over the first 3k hands. I plan on putting in some long sessions the next 2 nights.

i put in 1800 hands today and it was a rollercoaster to say the least. 3oo hand session at lunch today went well and i picked up about 1.2 buyins. Got home from work and put in a 500 hand session and dropped 3 buyins. Then i put in a 1k session to end the night and went up 7+ buyins to end the day at +5 buyins.

$50nl has been going incredibly well. My aggressive game is paying off at these stakes where people actually pay some attention. My BR is at $1500 now, and i will stick to my goal of wanting to be at $100nl by May 1st, although i should get there sooner than that. Im clearing the bonus at UB pretty fast and have an extra $50 ill get at the end of the week from them and i will get atleast $100 in my first ever rakeback payment at the beginning of april.

heres a graph of todays hands.

Nice run, stay grounded and pound the shit out of them. Pretty amazing what happens when you leave Full Tilt eh? It's like you can breath again. Even when only moving to UB

wow man, havenmt looked this up since my last post here.

nice job sir