5 hours

Came up a bit short but whatever. The truth is I wanted to play more but decided against it as this was my 1st real day back grinding and I didnt want to over do it. Logged 2104 hands while dropping 3BI. I played good overall besides a few too many bluffs and river calls. I really need to focus on hand reading and trusting myself to fold. The truth is I still am blown away by the suckouts on AP. Honestly playing at FTP for a stint I swear I didnt see as many disturbing turn and river cards. It isnt just against me either its while watching other players SD too. I definately need to snug up just a bit and learn to pick my spots better. I have two fun hands for the day.

Villain is a super lag tard opening everything everywhere. I should focus mainly on 3betting for value but instead I decide to make a retarded 3bet. When he donks the flop I wasnt sure what to do. I feel like he never has it but do I want to raise call it off? I opted to make a 3x raise and he calls. The turn is where it gets interesting as we have picked up some added equity. I think this is my biggest leak. Bet sizing. I should basically have 4x the flop setting up an easy turn shove. Instead I check like a bitch because I really hate bet calling it off with J high and I wasnt exactly sure what villains range is. The river is gin but is it? I considered flatting but then again he could have gotten tricky with a set or 2p and I need to ship. GG me.


$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($569.33)
UTG+1		($210.45)
CO		($174.95)
Hero (BTN)		($285.50)
SB		($200.00)
BB		($453.72)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is BTN

UTG raises to $6, 2 folds, Hero raises to $20, 2 folds, UTG calls $14

Flop: ($43, 2 players)
UTG bets $20, Hero raises to $60, UTG calls $40

Turn: ($163, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

River: ($163, 2 players)
UTG bets $75, Hero raises to $205.50, UTG calls $130.50

Final Pot: $574
Hero shows:
UTG shows:

UTG wins $570.50 ( won +$285 )
Hero lost -$285.50



Not sure how I feel about this hand. Turn check min raises tend to be stupid strong but I didnt want to fold just yet. When he bets uber gay on the river I really wanted to fold but I decided against it.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($215.85)
CO		($163.25)
Hero (BTN)		($225.00)
SB		($521.72)
BB		($555.63)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is BTN

2 folds, Hero raises to $7, SB calls $6, BB calls $5

Flop: ($21, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($21, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $14, SB raises to $28, BB folds, Hero calls $14

River: ($77, 2 players)
SB bets $28, Hero calls $28

Final Pot: $133
Hero shows:
SB shows:

Hero wins $129.50 ( won +$66.50 )
SB lost -$63.00
BB lost -$7.00



To close, I love this game. Everyday something different, no two hands alike. Soon it will equate to me booking some wins.

Day 1

Quick note: I am seriously disappointed in myself but at the same time proud of my poker friends. 2 players whom I started talking poker with more then a year ago are now leggo pros. 2 other players whom I started talking with early this year are crushing the game and 5 figure months are standard. I have decided that I will no longer stand for it. This is my month to get on the right track. I am going to be grinding like a beast and if results are showing come mid month I will be looking for a coach.

Today I did not fulfill my daily goal as the fam was home and we did the x-mas tree thing. I booked 1.5 hours and lost just under a buy in. My main focus this month will be 4 tabling with a random 6 table session mixed in now and then. Tomorrow I will play 5.5 hours. If anyone who reads this is a DC member I highly suggest you start using there forums. The midstakes are awesome as many of their pros give feedback. Also the forum is very user friendly imo.

Another winner!!!!

I know it has been a long ass time since i posted and I dont give a fuck. Hopefully I still have a few of you reading. Well Oct was a 4k month and Nov 3kish which is shit as far as what I wanted to be achieving at this time. The truth is I am a slacker and i have only myself to blame. Granted poker EV (The Devil) says I should be up like 10k more then I am. Anyways I wanted to post my schedule for Dec in hopes that I will keep on track and log some good solid hands. I think like J and Btimm I am going to try and make a nightly post of my progress and maybe throw in one hand of interest which yall can give me feedback on. Here is the schedule.


Hours available: 9am-4pm, 8pm-12pm; 11 hours

Desired:
-5-6 hours of play per day or 30 hours a week
-30-60minutes of review/study per day.
-Daily exercise

Monday: Poker =3.5hrs
9am- Gym, 10am Meeting, 12pm Poker, 2pm 30 min break, 2:30pm Poker

Tuesday: Poker = 5.5hrs
9am Meeting, 10:30am Bike ride, 12pm Poker, 2pm 30 min break, 2:30pm Poker, 8pm Poker

Wednesday: Poker =6hrs
9am Gym, 10am Study, 11am Poker, 1pm 30 min break, 1:30pm poker 3:30pm Review, 8pm Poker

Thursday: Poker = 6hrs
9am Bike ride, 10am Poker 12pm 30 min break, 12:30pm Poker, 2:30pm 30 min break, 3pm Study, 8pm Poker

Friday: Poker = 6hrs
9am Gym, 10am Poker 12pm 30 min break, 12:30pm Poker, 2:30pm 30 min break, 3pm Study, 8pm Poker

Saturday: Poker= 2hrs
9am Poker

Sunday: Poker= 2hrs
9am Poker


Also here are my goals for the month, as you can see the bar is set high.

$20k+ month

Always play my A-game.

Take shots at 2/4

Follow the schedule

I have been owning myself.

My hugest leak, I imagine I am not alone here, is tangling with good regs and making huge bluffs that aren't necessary. Once I plug this leak and simply focus on making slid reads and owning donks life will be good at the tables. I know you want to see my spews so let me get to it.


Villain is a self proclaimed AP crusher who runs at 25/21/3 and is 3bet happy. To be honest he hasnt been too out of line vs me. I knew before I opened in this hand he was going to 3bet me and the solution is to simply fold preflop. Instead I decided to 4bet because of my read. He snap calls my 4bet and I hit a favorable flop vs his range to cbet. The turn is where I make a huge spew as I froze up and didnt think about villains range at all. This is an easy c/f imo as he should never be betting worse, you could argue a crai or c/c but I dont like either of those options. The only thing to take away from the hand I guess is that he isnt 3betting that light but my 4bet was +EV imo as AJ is a fold vs a 4bet.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($141.42)
Hero		($399.70)
BTN		($870.25)
SB		($188.70)
BB		($285.90)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is CO

1 fold, Hero raises to $7, BTN raises to $24, 2 folds, Hero raises to $72, BTN calls $48

Flop: ($147, 2 players)
Hero bets $74, BTN calls $74

Turn: ($295, 2 players)
Hero bets $253.70, BTN calls $253.70

River: ($802.40, 2 players)

Final Pot: $802.40
BTN shows:
Hero shows:

BTN wins $798.90 ( won +$399.20 )
Hero lost -$399.70


Villain is 21/15/2 I couldnt resist a sqz here but I should have. I played the hand perfect except for my bet sizing and I think this play works alot if I set the turn bet up right.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($425.70)
UTG+1		($803.25)
CO		($236.10)
BTN		($468.95)
Hero		($227.35)
BB		($429.45)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is SB

UTG raises to $8, 1 fold, CO calls $8, 1 fold, Hero raises to $34, 1 fold, UTG calls $26, CO folds

Flop: ($78, 2 players)
Hero bets $36, UTG calls $36

Turn: ($150, 2 players)
Hero bets $157.35, UTG calls $157.35

River: ($464.70, 2 players)

Final Pot: $464.70
Hero shows:
UTG shows:

UTG wins $461.20 ( won +$233.85 )
Hero lost -$227.35
CO lost -$8.00



I still own souls now and again.

Villain is 24/18/2.6 I have been c/f these flops alot and I decided I needed to get a c/r in. He should fire here alot imo. When the turn Q comes he calls real quick which leads me to believe he has a Q as his 1p hands are betting the flop imo I could lead the river and hope he raises but crai is so sexy and he is going to have a hell of a time folding.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

Hero		($225.80)
UTG+1		($329.75)
CO		($215.25)
BTN		($397.00)
SB		($401.00)
BB		($673.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is UTG

Hero raises to $7, 1 fold, CO calls $7, 3 folds

Flop: ($17, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($17, 2 players)
Hero bets $13, CO calls $13

River: ($43, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $43, Hero raises to $205.80, CO calls $152.25

Final Pot: $444.05
Hero shows:
CO shows:

Hero wins $440.55 ( won +$214.75 )
CO lost -$215.25